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Rare beta-thalassemia mutation in a Turkish patient: FSC-36/37 (-T).
Human biology - 1 Apr 1997
Tadmouri G O, Tüzmen S, Başak A N
Abstract excerpt
We describe the rare beta-thalassemia mutation at codons 36/37 (-T) for the first time in Turkey. The propositus is a Turkish patient with beta-thalassemia major who originated in Adana but now resides in Istanbul. Molecular analysis revealed a compound heterozygosity for the common eastern Mediterranean mutation IVS-I-110 (G-A) along with mutation FSC-36/37 (-T). The FSC-36/37 (-T) mutation could have arisen...
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