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The Molecular Basis of α-Thalassemia in the Qatari Pediatric Population.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2015
Kamal Madeeha, Abu-Sirriya Shaza, Abu-Dayya Aseel, Al-Khatib Hebah, Abu-Ramadan Hadeel, Petrou Miranda, Amer Aliaa, Badii Ramin, Kleanthous Marina
Abstract excerpt
α-Thalassemia (α-thal) is widely reported in the Arabian Peninsula as one of the main causes of asymptomatic microcytic hypochromic red blood cells with or without anemia in the pediatric population. This is the first study that provides information about the molecular basis of α-thal in the Qatari population. Qatari school children between the ages of 5 and 15, exhibiting laboratory findings suggestive of...
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