Haplotypes, sub-haplotypes and geographical distribution in Omani patients with sickle cell disease

Haplotypes, sub-haplotypes and geographical distribution in Omani patients with sickle cell disease

<p>Despite the fact that patients homozygous for the sickle cell disease (SCD) mutation have an identical genotype, the severity of the disease can be extremely variable. The hemoglobin (Hb) S mutation has been described on five different haplotypes with different clinical expression. Identify...

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Main Authors: Suha Mustafa Hassan, Muhanna Al Muslahi, Muna Al Riyami, Abeer Al Balushi, Egbert Bakker, Cornelis L. Harteveld, Piero C. Giordano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2015-05-01
Series:Thalassemia Reports
Subjects:
Sickle cell disease
genotype
haplotype
sub-haplotype
Oman.
Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/thal/article/view/4739

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