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Mutation spectrum of β-globin gene in thalassemia patients at Hasan Sadikin Hospital - West Java Indonesia.
Cellular and molecular biology (Noisy-le-Grand, France) - 30 Dec 2017
Maskoen Ani Melani, Rahayu Nurul S, Reniarti Lelani, Susanah Susi, Laksono Bremmy, Fauziah Prima Nanda, Zada Almira, Hidayat Dadang S
Abstract excerpt
Thalassemia is the most common hereditary haemolytic anemia in Southeast Asia, in which Indonesia is among countries that are at a high risk for thalassemia. It has been reported that mutation in the beta-globin gene is responsible in severe Thalassemia. However, the spectrum of beta-globin gene mutations in Indonesian population varies in different regions . Thus, this study aimed to identify the most prevalent...
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