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Identification of a novel δ-globin gene mutation in an Iranian family.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2010
Amirian Azam, Jafarinejad Masoomeh, Kordafshari Alireza R, Mosayyebzadeh Marjan, Karimipoor Morteza, Zeinali Sirous
Abstract excerpt
δ-Thalassemia (δ-thal) has no clinical symptoms, but its coinheritance with β-thal may cause misdiagnosis, especially in countries with a high prevalence of β-thal where prevention programs have been implemented. The molecular basis of most β-thal syndromes have been defined, while the spectrum of mutations causing δ-thal have not been well characterized. A couple was referred to us for thalassemia molecular...
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