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Silent carrier beta-thalassaemia due to a severe beta-globin mutation interacting with other genetic elements.
European journal of pediatrics - 1 Jul 1993
Rund D, Filon D, Oppenheim A, Abramov A
Abstract excerpt
Beta-thalassaemia is caused by the presence of two mutated beta-globin genes, one inherited from each parent. We describe two families in which the diagnosis of beta-thalassaemia intermedia was delayed because one of the parents, an obligatory heterozygote, had normal haematological parameters (silent carrier beta-thalassaemia). DNA analysis revealed that these silent carriers were heterozygous for a point...
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