Prevalence of Xmnl Gγ polymorphism in Egyptian patients with β-thalassemia major
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: β-thalassemia results from a deficiency of β-globin chains leading to an excess in α globin chains resulting in hypochromic microcytic red cells, ineffective erythropoiesis and hemolytic anemia. It is a result of a decline of HbF synthesis during the first year of life. F-...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
2012-09-01
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| Series: | Annals of Saudi Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2012.487 |