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Molecular Characterization of δ-Thalassemia in Iran.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2016
Kordafshari Alireza, Amirian Azam, Zeinali Sirous, Valaei Atefeh, Maryami Fereshteh, Karimipoor Morteza
Abstract excerpt
δ-Thalassemia (δ-thal) (OMIM #142000) resulting from mutations on the HBD gene usually has no clinical consequences. However, it may cause the misdiagnosis of β-thalassemia (β-thal) carriers by lowering the Hb A2 level to the normal range. Therefore, a study for δ-thal should be considered as a step in the detection of at-risk couple in our region. The aim of the present study was to characterize the mutations of...
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