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Distribution of HBB Gene Mutations in the Kurdish Population of Ilam Province, West Iran.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jul 2020
Moradi Keivan, Aznab Mozaffar, Tahmasebi Susan, Omidniakan Leila, Bijari Nushin, Alibakhshi Reza
Abstract excerpt
β-Thalassemia (β-thal) is one of the most common diseases in Iran. Here, we report the spectrum of HBB gene mutations in 176 Kurdish β-thal carriers from the northern part of Ilam Province, Iran. The amplification refractory mutation system-polymerase chain reaction (ARMS-PCR) technique was used to identify common β-globin gene mutations observed in Iran. Samples negative on ARMS-PCR were analyzed by direct...
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