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Genetic heterogeneity of beta thalassemia mutations in Kahramanmaraş province in Southern Turkey: preliminary report.
Folia medica - 31 Oct 2021
Kurutaş Ergul Belge, Aksan Mehmet Emrah, Curuk Petek, Curuk Mehmet Akif
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Beta thalassemia is one of the most common autosomal single-gene disorders in the world. The prevalence of the disease is in the "thalassemia belt" which includes the Mediterranean region of Turkey; throughout the country the gene frequency is estimated to be 2.1%, but in certain regions, this figure increases to 10%. AIM: In this first study, we aimed to determine the frequency of β-thalassemia trait...
Topics
- Adult
- Genetic Heterogeneity
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Mutation
- Turkey
- beta-Thalassemia