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A comprehensive review of the prevalence of beta globin gene variations and the co-inheritance of related gene variants in Saudi Arabians with beta-thalassemia

Beta-thalassemia is a genetic disorder that is caused by variations in the beta-hemoglobin (HBB) gene. Saudi Arabia is among the countries most affected by beta-thalassemia, and this is particularly problematic in the Eastern regions. This review article is an attempt to compile all the reported mut...

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Autores principales: Alaithan, Mousa A., AbdulAzeez, Sayed, Borgio, J. Francis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Saudi Medical Journal 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5938644/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29619482
http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2018.4.21360