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Spectrum of α-thalassemia mutations in transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia patients from the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2013
Akhtar Mohammed Shakil, Qaw Fuad, Borgio J Francis, Albuali Waleed, Suliman Ahmed, Nasserullah Zaki, Al-Jarrash Sana, Al-Ali Amein
Abstract excerpt
Both α- and β-thalassemia (α- and β-thal) are highly prevalent in the population of the Al-Qatif and Al-Ahsa regions in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. This study provides a more precise picture of the α-thal mutations prevalent in 104 transfusion-dependent β-thal patients in the Eastern Province. Detection of α-thal mutations was carried out using the α-globin StripAssay kit. A total of 12 α-thal mutations...
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