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Detection of nine Mediterranean β-thalassemia mutations in Palestinians using three restriction enzyme digest panels: a reliable method for developing countries.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2014
Reading N Scott, Sirdah Mahmoud M, Tarazi Issa S, Prchal Josef T
Abstract excerpt
β-Thalassemia (β-thal) is a public health problem in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, where about 320 patients are currently managed through blood transfusions and iron chelation. Within the restrictive environment of the Gaza Strip, no advanced molecular analysis [sequencing, real-time polymerase chain reaction (real-time PCR)] technology is currently available for developing a premarital screening protocol and...
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