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Study on the Role of Polymorphisms of the SOX-6 and MYB Genes and Fetal Hemoglobin Levels in Sicilian Patients with β-Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Disease.
Hemoglobin - 1 Mar 2018
Listì Florinda, Sclafani Serena, Agrigento Veronica, Barone Rita, Maggio Aurelio, D'Alcamo Elena
Abstract excerpt
The hemoglobinopathies, as β-thalassemia (β-thal) and sickle cell disease, are the most common hereditary hemolytic anemias. The increase of fetal hemoglobin (Hb F) levels can ameliorate the symptoms of hemoglobinopathies. There are several transcription factors such as MYB and SOX-6, which are involved in the regulation of Hb F. There are not enough studies investigating the association between single nucleotide...
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