Current Genetic Epidemiology of 𝛽-Thalassemias and Structural Hemoglobin Variants in the Lazio Region (Central Italy) Following Recent Migration Movements
The aim of this study was to describe the changing pattern of mutational spectrum of 𝛽-thalassemia (𝛽-thal) in the Lazio region (Central Italy), as consequence of recent demographic variations. From 1994 until present, 256 immigrant subjects with hemoglobin disorders (including 191 heterozygotes an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2010-01-01
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| Series: | Advances in Hematology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/317542 |