Identification of four common α-thalassemia gene deletions among a group with hemoglobinopathies in Sétif population, Algeria

α-Thalassemia (α-thal) is one of the most common genetic disorders in the world. It is characterized by the absence or reduced expression of α-globin genes. This study was carried out to evaluate the allelic frequency of α-thal defects in a patient for the first time in Sétif (Algeria). One hundred...

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Main Authors: Houcher Bakhouche, Öztürk Ayşenur, Begag Samia, Houcher Zahira, Akar Nejat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2013-12-01
Series:Pteridines
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/pterid-2013-0034