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Mutational Profile of Homozygous β-Thalassemia in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2017
Carrocini Gisele C S, Venancio Larissa P R, Pessoa Viviani L R, Lobo Clarisse L C, Bonini-Domingos Claudia R
Abstract excerpt
β-Thalassemia (β-thal) is a hemolytic anemia that is caused by point mutations in most cases. The Brazilian population is highly heterogeneous and knowledge of the mutations that make up the genotypic profile of individuals can contribute information about the formation of the population and clinical condition of patients. In this study, we evaluated the mutations present in homozygous β-thal patients from Rio de...
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