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ALPHA- AND BETA-GLOBIN GENE MUTATIONS IN GEORGIA AND ARMENIA.
Georgian medical news - 1 Sept 2021
Oberkanins C, Pagava K, Babikyan D, Korinteli I A, Phagava H, Hayrapetian H, Kriegshäuser G, Sarkisian T
Abstract excerpt
Georgia and Armenia are situated at the northern rim of the thalassemia belt and bordering to countries with a known high prevalence of thalassemias. In this study we assessed the carrier frequency and potential spectrum of alpha- and beta-globin mutations among 202 and 190 unselected Georgian and Armenian subjects, respectively. We found four alpha-globin mutations (-3.7del, -4.2del, anti-3.7 triplication,...
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