Hemoglobin E-beta-thalassemia: Progress report from the international study group

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2005

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Blackwell Publishing

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A long-term observational study of Hb E-beta-thalassemia in Sri Lanka is beginning to define some of the genetic and environmental factors that are responsible for its remarkable phenotypic variability. In this population there is a very small difference between the steady-state hemoglobin levels between the mild and severe phenotypes, and it has been possible to stop transfusion in many of those who have been on long-term treatment of this kind. These preliminary observations, made over the last 7 years, provide directions for future research into this increasingly important disease.

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E-beta-thalassemia

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Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.2005;1054(1):33-9

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