Article
Hb E-β-Thalassemia in Five Indian States.
Hemoglobin - 1 Sept 2016
Italia Khushnooma, Dabke Pooja, Sawant Pratibha, Nadkarni Anita, Ghosh Kanjaksha, Colah Roshan B
Abstract excerpt
Hb E [β26(B8)Glu→Lys; HBB: c.79G > A]-β-thalassemia (β-thal) has an extremely variable clinical presentation. We report the clinical features of these patients from five Indian states together with their hematological and molecular characteristics. Seventy-eight Hb E-β-thal patients from different regions [West Bengal (30), Maharashtra (21), Uttar Pradesh (13), Bihar (11), Orissa (3)] were clinically evaluated...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Gene Deletion
- Hemoglobin E
- Humans
- India
- Infant
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Mutation
- Severity of Illness Index
