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The spectrum of β-thalassemia mutations in Baghdad, Central Iraq.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2013
Al-Allawi Nasir A S, Al-Mousawi Bassam M S, Badi Ameer I A, Jalal Sana D
Abstract excerpt
While previous studies from Iraq have focused on β-thalassemia (β-thal) mutations in the northern part of the country, inhabited mainly by Kurds, no study of significance has looked at these mutations in central or southern Iraq, which is inhabited by the Arab majority. For the latter purpose this study was initiated and 103 β-thal carriers from Baghdad at the center of the country were investigated using...
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