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Title: | Hemoglobin E-beta-thalassemia: Progress report from the international study group |
Authors: | Premawardhena, A. de Silver, S. Arambepola, M. Olivieri, N.F. Vichinsky, E.P. Merson, L. Muraco, G. Allen, A. Fisher, C. Peto, T. Weatherall, D.J. |
Keywords: | E-beta-thalassemia |
Issue Date: | 2005 |
Publisher: | Blackwell Publishing |
Citation: | Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.2005;1054(1):33-9 |
Abstract: | 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. |
Description: | indexed in MEDLINE. |
URI: | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/26440 |
ISSN: | 0077-8923 |
Appears in Collections: | Journal/Magazine Articles |
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