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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
Abstract excerpt
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 mutation analyses in the promoter sequences of the G gamma- and A gamma-globin genes. The Arabian-Indian haplotype was...
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