Molecular characterization of sickle cell anemia in the Northern Brazilian state of Pará

To assess α+‐thalassemia deletion alleles, β‐thalassemia mutations and haplotypes linked to the HBB*S cluster in a sample of 130 unrelated sickle cell anemia (SCA) patients (55% female) from Belém, Pará State, for their possible effects on the patients' survival. ‐α3.7, ‐α42, ‐α20.5, and –MED α...

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