Heterozygosis deficit of polymorphic markers linked to the β-globin gene cluster region in the Iranian population

Objective(s): Iran is considered as one of the high-prevalence areas for β-thalassemia with a rate of about 10% carrier frequency. Molecular diagnosis of the disease is performed both by direct sequencing and indirectly by the use of polymorphic markers present in the beta globin gene cluster. Howev...

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Main Authors: Tahereh Moradi, Reihaneh Vallian, Zahra Fazeli, Asieh Haghighatnia, Sadeq Vallian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2015-06-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://ijbms.mums.ac.ir/pdf_4531_889f2e4516bdf1d93d546cb91c183998.html