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Thalassemia in the United Arab Emirates: Why it can be prevented but not eradicated
Thalassemia is a genetic blood disorder that causes abnormal hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen and is made of two proteins from four α-globin genes and two β-globin genes. A defect in one or more of these genes causes thalassemia. The treatment of thalassemia...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5279727/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28135306 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170485 |