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Beta-thalassemia mutations in Rome. A high frequency of the IVSII-745 allele in subjects of latium origin.
Haematologica - 1 Jan 2000
Massa A, Cianciulli P, Cianetti L, Iazzone R, Cenci A, Sorrentino F, Franco G, Pecci G, Papa G, Peschle C
Abstract excerpt
We studied the molecular bases of beta-thalassemia in Rome, a city centrally located in Latium, which is a region with a low incidence of beta-carriers. People also come to Rome from other regions for specific or prenatal diagnostic assessment. Only 11 patients (20%) out of 62 characterized beta-thalassemia subjects were of Latium family origin. They presented five mutations with an uncommonly high frequency of...
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