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Genetic Modifiers in β-Thalassemia Intermedia: A Study on 102 Iraqi Arab Patients.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 May 2015
Al-Allawi Nasir A S, Puehringer Helene, Raheem Ruzaiqah A, Oberkanins Christian
Abstract excerpt
To determine the molecular basis of β-thalassemia intermedia (TI) and the contribution of the three hemoglobin F (HbF) quantitative trait loci (QTLs) on chromosomes 11, 2, and 6 to the milder phenotype, a total of 102 Iraqi Arab patients with TI were studied. The β and α genotypes as well as HBG2 g. 158 C>T (rs7482144), BCL11A (rs1427407 and rs10189857), and HBS1L-MYB (rs28384513 and rs9399137) by multiplex...
