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Beta-Thalassemia in Iran: new insight into the role of genetic admixture and migration.
TheScientificWorldJournal - 1 Jan 2012
Rezaee Ali Reza, Banoei Mohammad Mehdi, Khalili Elham, Houshmand Massoud
Abstract excerpt
Iran with an area of 1.648 million km(2) is located between the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf. The Iranian population consists of multiethnic groups that have been influenced by various invasions and migration throughout history. Studies have revealed the presence of more than 47 different β-globin gene mutations responsible for β-Thalassemia in Iran. This paper is an attempt to study the origin of...
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