Implication of globin gene expression, hemoglobin F and hemoglobin E levels on β-thalassemia/Hb E disease severity.

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One of the factors affecting the degree of severity in β-thalassemia disease is the presence of unmatched α-hemoglobin chains. Thus, the expression levels of globin genes in reticulocytes of β-thalassemia subjects were measured using quantitative RT-PCR, demonstrating that α/β globin mRNA ratio, as well as levels of γ-globin mRNA and Hb F, increased with progressing degree of β globin synthesis defect. The levels...

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