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Beta-thalassaemia in indigenous Belgians: an update.
Acta clinica Belgica - 1 Jan 1997
Irenge L M, Derclaye I, Heusterspreute M, Gala J L, Philippe M
Abstract excerpt
Beta-thalassaemia, a widespread autosomal recessive disorder, occurs sporadically in Northern and Western European countries. Molecular analysis of the beta-globin gene has been carried out in 30 members of 15 unrelated indigenous Belgian families which presented with non sideropenic hypochromic and microcytic anaemia. For all of them, extensive search failed to find an ancestor at risk for the disease. The...
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