Description of hemoglobin H disease mutations in alpha thalassemia patients in Sulaimani Region in Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Description of hemoglobin H disease mutations in alpha thalassemia patients in Sulaimani Region in Kurdistan Region, Iraq

CONTEXT : Hemoglobin H (HbH) disease is induced by mutations in three out of the four α- globin genes. Most commonly, mutations are either deletional or nondeletional. While some deletions (3.7 and 4.2) induce α+ thalassemia, others induce (20.5, MED, THA1, FIL) α0 thalassemia. HbH disease is a comb...

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Main Authors: Lena Nawzad Amin, Luqman Khalid Rasool, Beston Faiek Nore, Gaza Faraj Salih
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Iraqi Journal of Hematology
Subjects:
α-thalassemia
genotype
hemoglobin h disease
mutations
Online Access:http://www.ijhonline.org/article.asp?issn=2072-8069;year=2021;volume=10;issue=2;spage=97;epage=101;aulast=Amin

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