Clinical experience with fetal hemoglobin induction therapy in patients with β-thalassemia

KM Musallam, AT Taher, MD Cappellini… - Blood, The Journal …, 2013 - ashpublications.org
Recent molecular studies of fetal hemoglobin (HbF) regulation have reinvigorated the field
and shown promise for the development of clinical HbF inducers to be used in patients with …

Xmn I polymorphism associated with concomitant activation of Gγ and Aγ globin gene transcription on a β0-thalassemia chromosome

AH Khelil, M Morinière, S Laradi, A Khelif… - Blood Cells, Molecules …, 2011 - Elsevier
The− 158 (C→ T) nucleotide change, known as Xmn I polymorphism, occurs in Gγ-globin
gene promoter, and results in elevated fetal hemoglobin (HbF). We found this mutation in cis …

The beautiful world of human haemoglobin (revisited)

A Felice - 2023 - um.edu.mt
In this article I sought to tell two stories that were closely tied to each other. One was
somewhat personal. It had to do with the course of my professional life, in Malta, the USA …

Hb Valletta [β87 (F3) Thr→ Pro] and Hb Marseille/Long Island [β2 (NA2) His→ Pro;(–1) Met-(+ 1) Val-(+ 2) Pro-Leu], in a Unique Compound Heterozygote with a …

R Galdies, W Cassar, M Pizzuto, CA Scerri, N Felice… - …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
This study refers to the quantitative hemoglobin (Hb) phenotype of a 19-year-old female with
Hb Valletta [β87 (F3) Thr→ Pro] in association with Hb Marseille/Long Island [β2 (NA2) His→ …

Globin gene regulation for treating β-thalassemias: progress, obstacles and future

AN Saliba, RS Alameddine, AR Harb… - Expert Opinion on …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: β-thalassemias result from mutations in the β-globin gene, leading to a reduced
or absent production of β-globin chains. The treatment of β-thalassemias has been …

[PDF][PDF] Cis-Trans Interplay at the β-globin locus

BGG Model - um.edu.mt
Cis-Trans Interplay at the β-globin locus Research Objectives Haemoglobinopathies Page 1 1
Cis-Trans Interplay at the β-globin locus Joseph Borg B.Sc(Hons) Laboratory of Molecular …

[PDF][PDF] Cis-trans interplay at the β globin locus using β globin gene models from the Maltese population

JJ Borg - 2007 - um.edu.mt
Cis-trans interplay at the β globin locus using β globin gene models from the Maltese
population Page 1 1 Cis-Trans Interplay at the β-globin locus Joseph Borg B.Sc(Hons) …