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The Frequency of HBB Mutations Among β-Thalassemia Patients in Hamadan Province, Iran.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2017
Jalilian Masoumeh, Azizi Jalilian Farid, Ahmadi Leila, Amini Razieh, Esfehani Hossein, Sosanian Maryam, Rabbani Bahareh, Maleki Majid, Mahdieh Nejat
Abstract excerpt
β-Thalassemia (β-thal) caused by mutations on the HBB gene is the most common single-gene disorder in the world. In this study, the HBB gene mutation was investigated in Hamadan province, Iran. Forty-one patients referred to a referral hospital were admitted to the study. DNA samples were extracted from peripheral blood. The HBB gene was sequenced in all recruited patients. Eleven mutations and eight...
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