Genotype-phenotype correlation of sickle cell disease in the United Arab Emirates.

doi:10.3109/08880019809028790

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Genotype-phenotype correlation of sickle cell disease in the United Arab Emirates.

Pediatric hematology and oncology - 1 Jan 2000

el-Kalla S, Baysal E

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We have identified the beta s-globin gene haplotypes of 85 patients with sickle cell disease attending the Dubai Thalassemia Center and assessed the influence of haplotype, alpha-thalassemia, and fetal hemoglobin on the clinical presentation. Identification of the beta s haplotypes was based on m...

Topics

Anemia, Sickle Cell
Globins
Haplotypes
Humans
Phenotype
United Arab Emirates

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