Prevalence and clinical phenotype of the triplicated α-globin genes and its ethnic and geographical distribution in Guizhou of China
Abstract Background α-thalassemia is relatively endemic in Guizhou province of southwestern China. To predict the clinical manifestations of α-globin gene aberration for genetic counseling, we examined the prevalence of the α-globin triplication and the genotype–phenotype correlation in this subpopu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-04-01
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Series: | BMC Medical Genomics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12920-021-00944-9 |