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The Spectrum of HBB Mutations among 2315 Beta Thalassemia Patients of a Reference Clinic in Tehran-Iran.
Hemoglobin - 1 Nov 2023
Bazazzadegan Niloofar, Abedini Seyedeh Sedigheh, Azarkeivan Azita, Banihashemi Susan, Nikzat Nooshin, Najmabadi Hossein, Neishabury Maryam
Abstract excerpt
Beta Thalassemia is the most prevalent and well-studied single gene disorder in Iran. Here, we investigated the spectrum of HBB gene mutations, identified among 2315 patients, referred to a reference thalassemia clinic in Tehran, on the basis of suspicion to thalassemia major or intermedia. The patients were homozygous or compound heterozygous for HBB mutations, and were referred from various Iranian provinces,...
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