Co-Inheritance of Sickle Cell Trait and Thalassemia Mutations in South Central Iran

Background: We aimed to determine the incidence of co-inheritance as well as interaction of sickle cell trait (SCT)and αthal/βthal mutations in south and south central of Iran.Method: We employed a PCR and restriction fragment length polymorphism techniques to confirm diagnosis of sickle cell trait....

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Main Authors: M Mohammadi-Anaie, N Saleh-Gohari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2012-10-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/upload_files/pdf/_/22216.pdf