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Phenotype and genotype frequency of β-thalassemia and sickle cell disease carriers in Halkidiki, Northern Greece.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2012
Kalleas Christoforos, Anagnostopoulos Kostas, Sinopoulou Klio, Delaki Evangelia, Margaritis Dimitrios, Bourikas Georgios, Tsatalas Constantinos, Kortsaris Alexandros, Tentes Ioannis
Abstract excerpt
A decade of screening (years 2000 to 2010) for hemoglobinopathies in 3,931 patients was performed at the General Hospital of Poligiros, Halkidiki, Northern Greece. Among the patients examined, 10.8% heterozygotes for β-thalassemia (β-thal) were found, as well as 4.1% with sickle cell disease and 1.2% with double β-thal/Hb S [β6(A3)Glu→Val] heterozygosity. Iron deficiency was observed in 23.4%. The geographical...
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