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Association between clinical expression and molecular heterogeneity in β-thalassemia Tunisian patients.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Nov 2013
Jouini L, Sahli C A, Laaouini N, Ouali F, Ben Youssef I, Dakhlaoui B, Othmeni R, Ouennich F, Hadj Fredj S, Siala H, Becher M, Toumi N E, Fattoum S, Hafsia R, Bibi A, Messaoud T
Abstract excerpt
Beta-thalassemia is the most frequent hereditary blood disorder in Tunisia because of its geographic localization and history. This pathology is characterized by a complex multisystem process with genetic and biochemical interactions. The aim of this work was to establish phenotype/genotype association through studying the distribution and the relationship between β-thalassemia and α-thalassemia mutations and...
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