Prevalence and molecular characterization of beta-thalassemia in Filipinos.

doi:10.1007/s002770050454

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Prevalence and molecular characterization of beta-thalassemia in Filipinos.

Annals of hematology - 1 Dec 1998

Ko T M, Caviles A P, Hwa H L, Liu C W, Hsu P M, Chung Y P

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Beta-thalassemia (thal) is a common single-gene disease worldwide. However, the prevalence of beta-thal and the spectrum of beta-globin gene mutations in Filipinos remain unclear. This study sought to answer these two questions. A total of 2954 apparently healthy Filipinos in Taiwan were recruite...

Topics

Alleles
Female
Gene Deletion
Hemoglobin A2
Homozygote
Humans
Male
Mutation
Philippines
Prevalence
Taiwan
beta-Thalassemia

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