Author: Mustafa, Reem Hussain/ Title: Prevalence of - 3.7 and - 4.2 Alpha Thalassaemia Deletions among Egyptians using Cord Blood .

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العنوان

Prevalence of - 3.7 and - 4.2 Alpha Thalassaemia Deletions among Egyptians using Cord Blood .

الناشر

Cairo University. Faculty of Medicine. Clinical and Chemical Pathology Department,

المؤلف

Mustafa, Reem Hussain

تاريخ النشر

2007 .

عدد الصفحات

119p.

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Only 14 pages are availabe for public view

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Abstract

Alpha thalassemia is the most common single gene disorder world wide . The genetic defect in alpha thalassemia are characterized by the decrease or complete suppression of alpha globin polypeptide chain synthesis . The most frequent underlying cause of this group of disorders is the deletion of one or more of the normal complement of four alpha globin genes . Population surveys have shown that -  3.7 and -  4.2 alleles are predominant in North African and Mediterranean area .