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Genetic modifiers of β-thalassemia and clinical severity as assessed by age at first transfusion.
Haematologica - 1 Jul 2012
Danjou Fabrice, Anni Franco, Perseu Lucia, Satta Stefania, Dessì Carlo, Lai Maria Eliana, Fortina Paolo, Devoto Marcella, Galanello Renzo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The clinical and hematologic features of β-thalassemia are modulated by different factors, resulting in a wide range of clinical severity. The main factors are the type of disease-causing mutation and the ability to produce α-globin and γ-globin chains. In the present study we investigated the respective contributions of known modifiers to the prediction of the clinical severity of β-thalassemia as...
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