Sickle ß-globin haplotypes among patients with sickle cell anemia in Basra, Iraq: A cross-sectional study

Sickle ß-globin haplotypes among patients with sickle cell anemia in Basra, Iraq: A cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease is a monogenic disease with heterogeneous clinical course. Many genetic factors such as inheritance of α-thalassemia trait and fetal hemoglobin (Hb) level, related to the presence of specific haplotypes, are among the factors that modify disease severity. OBJECTIVES:...

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Main Authors: Noor Taha Yaseen, Hind Shaker Al-Mamoori, Mea`ad Kadhum Hassan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Iraqi Journal of Hematology
Subjects:
basra
haplotypes
sickle cell anemia
Online Access:http://www.ijhonline.org/article.asp?issn=2072-8069;year=2020;volume=9;issue=1;spage=23;epage=29;aulast=Yaseen

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