Abstract
Sixty-four thalassemia and E-β thalassemia patients were studied for factors that modulate the severity of the disease; i.e., mutation of β-globin gene, presence of α-deletion, and presence of an XmnI site at the -158 position of the Gγ gene. Presence of α-deletion and/or homozygosity for the XmnI site was in general associated with less-severe disease. About 12% of the patients harbored single α-gene deletion, and the gene frequency of the XmnI polymophism in these patients is 0.48.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 155-159 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Clinical and Experimental Medicine |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2001 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Eastern India
- Severity
- XmnI polymorphism
- α-Thalassemia
- β-Thalassemia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)