Chronic disease program in Iran: Thalassemia control program

BACKGROUND: β-thalassemias (beta-thalassemia) is the most common genetic disorder; it is an inherited globinopathy which is transmitted to people due to a mutation in genes that create globin chain. In Iran, the disease gene is more common in the northern and southern regions. It is estimated that m...

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Main Authors: Ghobad Moradi, Ebrahim Ghaderi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vesnu Publications 2013-02-01
Series:Chronic Diseases Journal
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Online Access:http://cdjournal.muk.ac.ir/index.php/cdj/article/view/60