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Molecular Basis of β-Thalassemia in the United Arab Emirates
1 Oct 2011
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In an attempt to define the prevalence of β-thalassemia (β-thal) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), we have conducted molecular studies on nearly 2000 randomly-selected adult UAE nationals. The results demonstrated that the prevalence of β-globin gene defects in the UAE was 8.5%. Among these anomalies were β-thal mutations, abnormal hemoglobin (Hb) variants, e.g., Hb S, Hb D-Punjab, Hb O-Arab, Hb C and Hb E. The...
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