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Clinical features and molecular analysis of Hb H disease in Taiwan.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2014
Chao Yu-Hua, Wu Kang-Hsi, Wu Han-Ping, Liu Su-Ching, Peng Ching-Tien, Lee Maw-Sheng
Abstract excerpt
Thalassemia is highly prevalent in Taiwan, but limited data are available about the association between genotypes and clinical manifestations in Taiwanese patients with Hb H disease. Here, we studied α-globin gene abnormalities and clinical features in Taiwanese patients with Hb H disease. Of the 90 patients, sixty-four (71.1%) were deletional and twenty-six (28.9%) were nondeletional Hb H disease. The (- -(SEA))...
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