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Mutation analysis of the HBB gene in selected Bangladeshi beta-thalassemic individuals: presence of rare mutations.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Jun 2010
Ibn Ayub Mustak, Moosa Mahdi Muhammad, Sarwardi Golam, Khan Waqar, Khan Haseena, Yeasmin Sabina
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INTRODUCTION AND AIMS: Bangladesh has a large number of thalassemic patients. However, no extensive analysis of the mutations in the HBB gene of thalassemic patients has been previously carried out. We have conducted a systematic research to reveal thalassemia mutations in the Bangladeshi population. In this preliminary analysis of 587 bp of the HBB gene in selected thalassemic individuals, some rare mutations in...
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