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α-Thalassemia syndromes in the United Arab Emirates.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2011
Baysal Erol
Abstract excerpt
α-Thalassemia (α-thal) is usually due to deletions within the α-globin gene cluster, leading to loss of function of one or both α-globin genes. α-Thalassemia is prevalent in the Arabian Peninsula, particularly in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia. There are no large-scale reports regarding the prevalence of α-thal in the Arabian populations apart from sporadic surveys in the mid-1980s on red cell...
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