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Genotype-Phenotype Study of β-Thalassemia Patients in Sabah.
Hemoglobin - 1 Nov 2022
Suali Latifah, Mohammad Salih Falah Abass, Ibrahim Mohammad Yusof, Jeffree Mohammad Saffree Bin, Thomas Fiona Macniesia, Siew Moy Fong, Shook Fe Yap, Suali Emma, Sudi Suhaini, Sunggip Caroline
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β-thalassemia is a serious public health problem in Sabah due to its high prevalence. This study aimed to investigate the effects of different types of β-globin gene mutations, coinheritance with α-globin gene mutations, XmnI-Gγ, and rs368698783 polymorphisms on the β-thalassemia phenotypes in Sabahan patients. A total of 111 patients were included in this study. The sociodemographic profile of the patients was...
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