Identification of the First Mutation in a Bre Motif of the β-Globin Gene and its Inheritance with two Other α-Globin Gene Mutations in a Lebanese Family

Adlette Inati Department of Pediatrics, Rafic Hariri University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon; Lebanese American University, School of Medicine, Byblos, LebanonCorrespondence[email protected]

Hussein A Abbas American University of Beirut, Faculty of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon

Jad Al-Danaf Lebanese American University, School of Medicine, Byblos, Lebanon

Mirna Souaid Chronic Care Center, Beirut, Lebanon

Mario Kahale Department of Pediatrics, Rafic Hariri University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon

Suzan Koussa Chronic Care Center, Beirut, Lebanon

Therese Abou Nasr Chronic Care Center, Beirut, Lebanon

Lance Davis Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Hong-Yuan Luo Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

David H.K. Chui Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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