alpha-thalassemia in the United Arab Emirates.

doi:10.1159/000040863

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alpha-thalassemia in the United Arab Emirates.

Acta haematologica - 1 Jan 1998

El-Kalla S, Baysal E

Abstract excerpt

A neonatal screening survey of alpha-thalassemia (alpha-thal) among the United Arab Emirates (UAE) nationals was conducted on 418 consecutive cord blood samples. Our findings demonstrate that 49% of the cases studied were found with an alpha-globin gene defect. The gene frequency of the -alpha3.7...

Topics

Gene Frequency
Globins
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Mutation
Neonatal Screening
United Arab Emirates
alpha-Thalassemia

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