Occurrence of the – –^SEA, – –^THAIand – –^FILα-Thalassemia-1 Carriers from a 7-Year Study at Ramathibodi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand

• Main Authors: Kobkorn Pongjantharasatien, Wansa Banyatsuppasin, Sonnarong Pounsawat, Sumalee Jindadamrongwech
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/42951

© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. α-Thalassemia (α-thal) is one of the most common genetic diseases in Thailand. Homozygosity of α-thal-1 (– –/– –) and compound heterozygosity of α-thal-1/α-thal-2 (– –/–α) leads to Hb Bart's (γ4) hydrops fetalis and Hb H (β4) d...