Alpha thalassemia genotypes in Kuwait

Abstract Background The frequency of the alpha thalassemia trait is approximately 40% in the Kuwaiti population, but there has been no comprehensive study of the prevalent alleles. This is a report of patients who were referred for molecular diagnosis over a 20-year period. Methods This is a retrosp...

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Main Authors: Adekunle Adekile, Jalaja Sukumaran, Diana Thomas, Thomas D’Souza, Mohammad Haider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12881-020-01105-y