Article
Analysis of δ-globin gene mutations in the Chinese population.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2013
Liu Na, Xie Xing-Mei, Zhou Jian-Ying, Li Ru, Liao Can, Li Dong-Zhi
Abstract excerpt
Although δ-globin gene (HBD MIM#142000) mutations have no immediate physical consequence, it can interfere with the diagnosis of β-thalassemia (β-thal), which can be severe. In the present study, of 40,863 samples referred for thalassemia trait screening, 167 samples with lower than expected Hb A(2) levels, in the presence or absence of a second Hb A(2) fraction, were selected for our analysis and 152 samples...
Topics
- Adult
- Asian People
- Base Sequence
- DNA
- Hemoglobin A2
- Heterozygote
- Humans
- Mutation
- beta-Thalassemia
- delta-Globins
