Elucidating the spectrum of α-thalassemia mutations in Iran

Elucidating the spectrum of α-thalassemia mutations in Iran

α thalassemia (α-thal) is one of the most common hemoglobin (Hb) disorders in the world.1 α-globin genes are located on chromosome 16. The majority of α-thal mutations are deletions but point mutations are found as well.2 Since the Iranian population is a mixture of different ethnic groups, frequenc...

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Main Authors: Valeh Hadavi, Amir Hossein Taromchi, Mahdi Malekpour, Behjat Gholami, Hai-Yang Law, Navid Almadani, Fariba Afroozan, Farhad Sahebjam, Parisa Pajouh, Roxana Kariminejad, Mohammad Hassan Kariminejad, Azita Azarkeivan, Maryam Jafroodi, Ahmad Tamaddoni, Helene Puehringer, Christian Oberkanins, Hossein Najmabadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ferrata Storti Foundation 2007-07-01
Series:Haematologica
Online Access:https://haematologica.org/article/view/4519

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