Unique mutation caused beta-thalassemia in four families on the island of Gotland

Rudolphi, O.; Landin, B.

Lakartidningen 100(34): 2580-2582

2003


ISSN/ISBN: 0023-7205
PMID: 12968316
Document Number: 564732
This report briefly reviews mutations known to cause beta-thalassemia in endogenous Swedish families. A unique mutation caused by a 12-bp deletion in exon 3 of the beta-globin gene has been found in four separate families originating from the island of Gotland in the Baltic.

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