Deletional Alpha-Thalassemia Alleles in Amazon Blood Donors

Alpha-thalassemia is highly prevalent in the plural society of Brazil and is a public health problem. There is limited knowledge on its accurate frequency and distribution in the Amazon region. Knowing the frequency of thalassemia and the prevalence of responsible mutations is, therefore, an importa...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Cozendey Anselmo, Natália Santos Ferreira, Adolfo José da Mota, Marilda de Souza Gonçalves, Sérgio Roberto Lopes Albuquerque, Nelson Abrahim Fraiji, Ana Carla Dantas Ferreira, José Pereira de Moura Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Advances in Hematology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4170259