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Beta-Globin (HBB) Mutations and Catalase Gene Polymorphisms in Beta-Thalassemia Major Patients in Al-Diwaniyah, Iraq.
Genes - 31 Jul 2026
Fairooz Huda Ahmed, Abdelhedi Rania, Khalil Sarab Hussain, Kharrat Najla, Hmani Mounira
Abstract excerpt
Background/Objectives: β-thalassemia major is a common inherited hemoglobin disorder caused by Hemoglobin Subunit Beta (HBB) mutations and often complicated by iron overload and oxidative stress. This study characterized the clinical, hematological, biochemical, and molecular profile of β-thalassemia major in Al-Diwaniyah, Iraq, focusing on HBB mutations and CAT promoter polymorphisms as oxidative modifiers....
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