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alpha-Thalassemia

Known as: alpha-Thalassemias, Thalassemia alpha, Hemoglobin H Disease 
A disorder characterized by reduced synthesis of the alpha chains of hemoglobin. The severity of this condition can vary from mild anemia to death… 
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ALPHA-THALASSEMIA/MENTAL RETARDATION SYNDROME, NONDELETION TYPE, X-LINKEDAlpha trait thalassemiaAlpha-Thalassemia Myelodysplasia SyndromeHemoglobin H Disease
Alpha-Thalassemia Mental Retardation Syndrome, Deletion-TypeHBA1 geneHBA1 wt AlleleHBA2 gene

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Review
2010
Review
2010
Growth and endocrine function in thalassemia major in childhood and adolescence
Background: Thalassemia major is an inherited hemoglobin disorder characterized by chronic anemia and iron overload due to… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Fetal Globin Induction—Can It Cure β Thalassemia?
The beta thalassemias are one of a few medical conditions in which reactivation of a gene product that is expressed during fetal… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
β-THALASSEMIA INTERMEDIA FROM SOUTHERN IRAN: IVS-II-1 (G→A) IS THE PREVALENT THALASSEMIA INTERMEDIA ALLELE
The preliminary results of a pilot study are reported, intended as an initiation of a research plan, focused on the prevention of… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
The Frequency and Distribution Pattern of ß-Thalassemia Mutations in Turkey.
ß-thalassemia, a-thalassemia and sickle cell anemia are the three most common hemoglobinopathies in Turkey. ß-thalassemia major… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Benign clinical course in homozygous sickle cell disease: a search for predictors.
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Mild and severe beta-thalassemia among homozygotes from Turkey: identification of the types by hybridization of amplified DNA with synthetic probes.
Through the procedure of gene amplification combined with hybridization to synthetic 19 base pair (bp) oligonucleotide probes, it… 
Review
1985
Review
1985
Homozygous alpha-thalassaemia: clinical presentation, diagnosis and management. A review of 46 cases.
Forty-six hydropic infants with homozygous alpha-thalassaemia born during a period of 10 years have been reviewed. The incidence… 
Review
1984
Review
1984
Investigation of nonimmune hydrops fetalis.
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Sickle cell disease in Saudi Arabs in early childhood.
Haemoglobin electrophoresis screening of 2341 infants from the oases of eastern Saudi Arabia, performed in an attempt to detect… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Different types of alpha-thalassaemia and significance of haemoglobin Bart's in neonates.
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