Genetic heterogeneity of beta thalassemia in Lebanon reflects historic and recent population migration

Beta thalassemia is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by reduced (β+) or absent (β0) beta‐globin chain synthesis. In Lebanon it is the most predominant genetic defect. In this study we investigated the religious and geographic distribution of the β‐thalassemia mutations identified in Leb...

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Main Author: Makhoul, N.J. (author)
Other Authors: Wells, R.S. (author), Kaspart, H. (author), Shbaklo, H. (author), Taher, A. (author), Chakar, N. (author), Zalloua, P.A. (author)
Format: article
Published: 2005
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/11139
https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1529-8817.2004.00138.x
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1046/j.1529-8817.2004.00138.x
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