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Clinical and genetic characteristics of hemoglobin H disease in Iran.
Pediatric hematology and oncology - 1 Sept 2022
Abolghasemi Hassan, Kamfar Sharareh, Azarkeivan Azita, Karimi Mehran, Keikhaei Bijan, Abolghasemi Fahimeh, Radfar Mohammad H, Eshghi Peyman, Alavi Samin
Abstract excerpt
Hemoglobin H (Hb H) disease is a subtype of α-thalassemia caused by deletional and/or non-deletional mutations in three alpha-globin genes in which the various genotypes determine the disease severity. This study was aimed to investigate the frequency of alpha gene mutations and genotypes and their correlation with hematological and clinical characteristics in Iran. Among 202 patients diagnosed with Hb H disease...
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