Prevention of hemoglobinopathies in Turkey

<p>Hemoglobinopathies are the most common genetic disorders in Turkey. The incidence of beta thalassemia and sickle cell trait (HbAS) is 2.0% and 0.3% respectively. In addition to HbS, 51 abnormal hemoglobins and 42 different beta thalassemia mutations have been detected by DNA analysis. In Tu...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mehmet Akif Çürük, Erdinç Yalın, Kıymet Aksoy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-08-01
Series:Thalassemia Reports
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/thal/article/view/200