Thalassemia's are genetic disorders inherited from a person's parents. Thalassemia's are
prevalent worldwide with 25,000 deaths in 2013. Highest rates are in the Mediterranean …

Objective Different indices and formulas of CBC parameters have been suggested as
indicators of early stage screenings to detect couples with β-thalassemia minor (BTMi). In …

Thalassemia is a hereditary blood disorder which is passed down through families in which
the body makes an abnormal form of hemoglobin. This disorder results in the destruction of …

Introduction: Beta-thalassemia is the most common hereditary disease in Iran. More than two
million carriers of beta-thalassemia live in Iran. Since the Iranian population is a mixture of …

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of hemoglobinopathy carriers in
United Arab Emirates (UAE) nationals subjected to mandatory premarital screening in Dubai …

Introduction: Detection of β-thalassemia trait or carriers (β-TT) depends significantly on an
increase in Hemoglobin A2 (HbA2) levels, which is found at low levels (< 3%) in normal …

Thalassemia is the most widespread recessive disease worldwide (Ryan et al. 2010;
Weatherall and Clegg 2001). Beta-thalassemia is characterized by the deficiency or …

Objective β-thalassemia is a prevalent disease in Iran. The adverse effects of anemia on
placental and neonatal outcomes have previously been shown. Women require additional …

Background: Thalassemia is the most common hereditary anemia which has a relatively
high prevalence in Iran. In most cases, more than 300 mutations have been identified, which …

Abstract The National Premarital Screening Program, which includes sickle cell disease and
thalassemia, was made mandatory in 2004 by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), and the …