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α-Thalassemia, mental retardation, and myelodysplastic syndrome.
Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine - 1 Oct 2012
Gibbons Richard J
Abstract excerpt
This article describes three rare syndromes in which the presence of α-thalassemia provided an important clue to the molecular basis of the underlying condition. It exemplifies how rare diseases allied with careful clinical observation can lead to important biological principles. Two of the syndromes, ATR-16 and ATR-X, are characterized by α-thalassemia in association with multiple developmental abnormalities...
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