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A genetic score for the prediction of beta-thalassemia severity.
Haematologica - 1 Apr 2015
Danjou Fabrice, Francavilla Marcella, Anni Franco, Satta Stefania, Demartis Franca-Rosa, Perseu Lucia, Manca Matteo, Sollaino Maria Carla, Manunza Laura, Mereu Elisabetta, Marceddu Giuseppe, Pissard Serge, Joly Philippe, Thuret Isabelle, Origa Raffaella, Borg Joseph, Forni Gian Luca, Piga Antonio, Lai Maria Eliana, Badens Catherine, Moi Paolo, Galanello Renzo
Abstract excerpt
Clinical and hematologic characteristics of beta(β)-thalassemia are determined by several factors resulting in a wide spectrum of severity. Phenotype modulators are: HBB mutations, HBA defects and fetal hemoglobin production modulators (HBG2:g.-158C>T polymorphism, HBS1L-MYB intergenic region and the BCL11A). We characterized 54 genetic variants at these five loci robustly associated with the amelioration of...
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