Rare α0-thalassemia deletions detected by MLPA in five unrelated Brazilian patients

Abstract Alpha-thalassemias are among the most common genetic diseases in the world. They are characterized by hypochromic and microcytic anemia and great clinical variability, ranging from a practically asymptomatic phenotype to severe anemia, which can lead to intrauterine or early neonatal death....

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Main Authors: Natália O. Mota, Elza M. Kimura, Roberta D. Ferreira, Gisele A. Pedroso, Dulcinéia M. Albuquerque, Daniela M. Ribeiro, Magnun N. N. Santos, Cristina M. Bittar, Fernando F. Costa, Maria de Fatima Sonati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2017-10-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572017000500768&lng=en&tlng=en