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Rare hemoglobin variants in Tunisian population.
International journal of laboratory hematology - 1 Apr 2015
Zorai A, Moumni I, Mosbahi I, Douzi K, Chaouachi D, Guemira F, Abbes S
Abstract excerpt
During the last 30 years, many studies concerning hemoglobinopathies were realized among Tunisians. More than twenty different thalassemic alleles were detected on the β-globin gene, and less are affecting the α-globin genes. Unusual hemoglobin (Hb) variants other than Hb S, Hb C, and Hb O-arab, which are the most frequent variants in Tunisia, were also detected. Eight Tunisian subjects were studied at phenotypic...
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