PREVALENCE AND MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF beta-THALASSEMIA IN ADIYAMAN, TURKEY


GENÇ A., TAŞTEMİR KORKMAZ D., Buyukleyla M., Celiker M.

HEMOGLOBIN, cilt.36, sa.2, ss.131-138, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3109/03630269.2012.658128
  • Dergi Adı: HEMOGLOBIN
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.131-138
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Thalassemia is one of the most common hereditary disorders in the Mediterranean region. We report here the results of a premarital screening carried out in Adiyaman in the southeastern region of Turkey, a region with a hitherto unknown incidence of beta-thalassemia (beta-thal).