Background ß-thalassemia is one of the most common inherited blood disorders in the world
and a major deterrent to the public health of Bangladesh. The management of thalassemia …

Objectives In the present study, we assessed the frequency of HT and HPT in a population of
TM patients in Southeast of Iran. Methods This cross sectional study was performed on 194 …

Abstract The regions of Al‑Qatif and Al‑Ahssa in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia are
known for their high prevalence of hemoglobinopathies, including β‑thalassemia and sickle …

Background: Cholelithiasis and its predisposing factors are less characterized in
thalassemia syndromes. In the present study, we assessed the prevalence of gallstones and …

It is generally believed that β-thalassaemia is rare in sub-Saharan Africa; however, in
studies conducted in Kilifi, we recently observed HbA2 levels within the diagnostic range for …

Abstract β-Thalassemia (β-thal), one of the most common form of single-gene inheritable
blood diseases in the world, is highly prevalent in southern China, especially in the Guangxi …

Numerous PCR‐based techniques can be used to diagnose the globin gene mutations, this
chapter compares and contrasts these different approaches to diagnose the …

: Intellectual disability or cognitive disturbance is a prevalent neurological problem
determined by the low-level intelligence quotient (< 70). Intellectual disability affects …

Carrier screening for the haemoglobinopathies has undergone many technological
improvements in haematological and molecular diagnostic techniques since the first …

In the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia, thalassemia is highly common. Data on the effect of
alpha globin gene variation on the concentration of iron on transfusion dependent Saudis …