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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Published in:	Advances in Hematology
Main Authors:	Antonio Amato, Maria Pia Cappabianca, Alessia Colosimo, Maria Perri, Paola Grisanti, Ivo Zaghis, Donatella Ponzini, Maria Lerone
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2010-01-01
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/317542