Article
[THE PHENOTYPIC MANIFESTATIONS OF THALASSEMIC MUTATIONS IN AZERBAIJAN].
Georgian medical news - 1 Dec 2016
Asadov Ch, Mammadova T, Abdulalimov E, Gafarova S, Aliyeva G
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to investigate the phenotypic expression of the most common β-globin gene mutations - Codon 8 (-AA), IVS 1.6 and IVS 2.1 in heterozygous, homozygous and compound with HbS in Azerbaijan. In total, 137 homozygous and heterozygous β-thalassemia and S/β-thalassemia individuals were included to the study. Red blood cell count, hemoglobin, hematocrit and erythrocyte indices were studied....
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Erythrocyte Count
- Erythrocyte Indices
- Female
- Hematocrit
- Hemoglobins
- Heterozygote
- Homozygote
- Humans
