Non-deletional alpha thalassaemia: a review

Abstract Background Defective synthesis of the α-globin chain due to mutations in the alpha-globin genes and/or its regulatory elements leads to alpha thalassaemia syndrome. Complete deletion of the 4 alpha-globin genes results in the most severe phenotype known as haemoglobin Bart’s, which leads to...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim Kalle Kwaifa, Mei I. Lai, Sabariah Md Noor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13023-020-01429-1