Article
Development of a Quantitative Multiplex PCR to Detect Three Common Alpha Thalassemia Deletions.
Hemoglobin - 1 Nov 2023
Hajimohammadi Zahra, Alimohammadi-Bidhendi Sara, Bagheri Amiri Fahimeh, Karimipoor Morteza, Davoudi-Dehaghani Elham, Entezam Mona
Abstract excerpt
Alpha thalassemia is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder with a high prevalence in the Middle East. The severe form of alpha-thalassemia is incompatible with life and can cause significant obstetric complications in the mother. Therefore, it is important to determine the genotype in parents who have a chance of having a fetus with one of the severe forms of this disease. A total of 112 samples that were...
Topics
- Humans
- Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction
- alpha-Thalassemia
- Genotype
- Multigene Family
- alpha-Globins
