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Evaluation of α-Globin Gene Mutations Among Different Ethnic Groups in Khuzestan Province, Southwest Iran.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2016
Khosravi Abbas, Jalali-Far Mohammadali, Saki Najmaldin, Hosseini Hossein, Galehdari Hamid, Kiani-Ghalesardi Omid, Paridar Mostafa, Azarkeivan Azita, Magaji-Hamid Kabir
Abstract excerpt
α-Thalassemia (α-thal) is one of the most common inherited hemoglobin (Hb) disorders in the world. In addition to large deletions, over 50 different α-thal point mutations were detected around the world, thus, patients showed different phenotypes with regard to genotype. This study evaluated the genetic frequency of α-thal in Khuzestan Province, Southwest Iran, to help implement premarital and prenatal screening...
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