Beta-globin gene mutations in children with beta-thalassemia major from Sanliurfa province, Turkey

Aycicek, Ali; Koc, Ahmet; Ozdemir, ZEYNEP; Bilinc, Hasan; KOÇYİĞİT, ABDÜRRAHİM; Dilmec, Fuat

doi:10.5152/tjh.2011.86

Beta-globin gene mutations in children with beta-thalassemia major from Sanliurfa province, Turkey

Aycicek A., Koc A., Ozdemir Z. C., Bilinc H., KOÇYİĞİT A., Dilmec F.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY, cilt.28, sa.4, ss.264-268, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2011
Doi Numarası: 10.5152/tjh.2011.86
Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.264-268
Anahtar Kelimeler: Beta-thalassemia, mutation, Sanhurfa, Turkey, MOLECULAR-BASIS, HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES
Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objective: The prevalence of (beta-thalassemia in Sanhurfa province, Turkey is reported to be 2.6%-3.7%, whereas nation-wide the frequency of beta-thalassemia is 2%. This study aimed to identify the most frequent beta-thalassemia mutations in Sanhurfa province.