Article
Beta-thalassaemia mutations in west Malaysia: a new thalassaemia clinical score system.
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore - 1 Jan 1994
George E
Abstract excerpt
The clinical severity of the mutations causing beta-thalassaemia in West Malaysia is presented. Thalassaemia clinical scores (Thal CS), a scoring system, has been formulated to predict clinical severity. It is the type of beta-thalassaemia mutation present that decides on the clinical phenotype. The most severe beta-thalassaemia mutation is assigned a score of 4. A score of 8 indicates a severe thalassaemia...
Topics
- Fetal Hemoglobin
- Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
- Humans
- Malaysia
- Male
- Methods
- Mutation
- Phenotype
- alpha-Thalassemia
- beta-Thalassemia