... complication in patients with the inherited hemoglobin disorders. In thalassemia, the literature is limited, and factors associated with the development of leg ulcers in hemoglobin E (HbE) beta thalassemia, the most common form of severe beta-thalassemia worldwide, have not previously been reported. Methods...

.... Niscea Division of *Radiation Oncology, bHematology-Oncology, and c Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, and Cornell University Medical College, New York, N.Y., USA Key Words. Beta-thalassemia Extramedullary hematopoiesis Radiotherapy Spinal cord compression...

... to in the content or advertisements. Beta-thalassemia Genetic counseling Polymerase chain reaction Prenatal diagnosis Original Paper Acta Haematol 1993;89:80-81 Tsang-Ming Ko3 b Li-Hui Tsengb Fon-Jou Hsiehab Sou-Ming Chuangh Tzu-Yao Lee3 b Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Medical Genetics...

...S. Güleşken; H. Ören; C. Vergin; N. Şanlı; H. Gülen; C. Uçar; G. İrken The aim of the present study was to evaluate the point mutations of beta-thalassemia patients from the Aegean region of Turkey by using an allele-specific oligonucleotide hybridization technique. DNA isolated from peripheral...