Article
Clinical significance of mutational variants in beta and alpha genes in patients with hemoglobinopathies from two large Greek centers: a complex interplay between genotype and phenotype.
Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Sept 2023
Diamantidis Michael D, Karanikola Rebecca-Anastasia, Polyzoudi Chrysoula, Delicou Sophia, Manafas Achilles, Savera Helen, Xydaki Aikaterini, Kotsiafti Angeliki, Tsangalas Evangelos, Ikonomou Georgia, Mani Eirini, Ntoulas Konstantinos, Alexiou Evangelos, Argyrakouli Ioanna, Koskinas John, Fotiou Paraskevi
Abstract excerpt
Hemoglobinopathies affect patients in the wider Mediterranean area consisting of 4 distinct subgroups: beta thalassemia major (TM), beta thalassemia intermedia (TI), sickle cell disease (SCD) and hemoglobin H disease (alpha thalassemia). The clinical spectrum varies from mild to severe. Complex interactions between genes and environmental factors form the clinical manifestations. There is an unmet need to clarify...
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- Humans
- Clinical Relevance
- Greece
- Genotype
