Incidence of Alpha-Globin Gene Defect in the Lebanese Population: A Pilot Study

Background. It is well established that the Mediterranean and Arab populations are at high risk for thalassemias in general and for alpha-thalassemia in particular. Yet, reports on alpha-thalassemia in Lebanon are still lacking. In this study, we aim at assessing the incidence of alpha-thalassemia i...

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Main Authors: Chantal Farra, Rose Daher, Rebecca Badra, Rym el Rafei, Rachelle Bejjany, Lama Charafeddine, Khalid Yunis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/517679