Article
Broader spectrum of β-thalassemia mutations in Oman: regional distribution and comparison with neighboring countries.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2015
Hassan Suha M, Harteveld Cornelis L, Bakker Egbert, Giordano Piero C
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to expand and study the molecular spectrum of β-thalassemia (β-thal) mutations in Oman by examining cases from seven different regions and comparing the prevalence with neighboring countries. A total of 446 cases of β hemoglobinopathies was obtained and analyzed to determine the frequency and distribution of the different β alleles. The molecular spectrum of β-thal in Oman revealed...
Topics
- Alleles
- Exons
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Humans
- Introns
- Mutation
- Oman
- beta-Globins
- beta-Thalassemia