The Sickle β-Thalassemia Phenotype.

doi:10.1097/MPH.0000000000000747

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The Sickle β-Thalassemia Phenotype.

Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology - 1 Jul 2017

Adekile Adekunle D, Akbulut Nagihan, Azab Asmaa F, Al-Sharida Sundus, Thomas Diana

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Sβ-thalassemia (Sβ-thal) is common among Gulf Arab patients with sickle cell disease, but the phenotype of this group had not been well-documented. We have studied a group of Kuwaiti patients and compared the phenotype in the homozygotes (SS) and Sβ-thal patients. Complete blood count, hemoglobin...

Topics

Adolescent
Anemia, Sickle Cell
Blood Transfusion
Child
Female
Genotype
Humans
Kuwait
Male
Mutation
Pain
Phenotype
Young Adult
beta-Thalassemia

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