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Fetal hemoglobin in sickle cell anemia: genetic studies of the Arab-Indian haplotype.
Blood cells, molecules & diseases - 1 Jun 2013
Ngo Duyen, Bae Harold, Steinberg Martin H, Sebastiani Paola, Solovieff Nadia, Baldwin Clinton T, Melista Efthymia, Safaya Surinder, Farrer Lindsay A, Al-Suliman Ahmed M, Albuali Waleed H, Al Bagshi Muneer H, Naserullah Zaki, Akinsheye Idowu, Gallagher Patrick, Luo Hong-yuan, Chui David H K, Farrell John J, Al-Ali Amein K, Alsultan Abdulrahman
Abstract excerpt
Sickle cell anemia is common in the Middle East and India where the HbS gene is sometimes associated with the Arab-Indian (AI) β-globin gene (HBB) cluster haplotype. In this haplotype of sickle cell anemia, fetal hemoglobin (HbF) levels are 3-4 fold higher than those found in patients with HbS ha...
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