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Hemoglobin
international journal for hemoglobin research
Volume 25, 2001 - Issue 3
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MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF β-THALASSEMIA IN SOUTH VIETNAM

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Pages 305-309 | Received 19 Oct 2000, Accepted 08 Nov 2000, Published online: 07 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

The high prevalence of β-thalassemia in Southeast Asia is a major public health problem. Development of genetic counseling and prenatal diagnosis programs is a priority. To provide the groundwork for such programs in South Vietnam, we determined the spectrum of β-thalassemia mutations in 35 severely affected patients and their relatives. We identified six different β-thalassemia alleles (five β0 and one β+ mutations), in addition to the common mutation at codon 26 (GAG→AAG) responsible for Hb E. These data provide insights into the distribution of β-thalassemia alleles in the Vietnamese population.

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