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A list of relevant scientific literature published on Haemoglobinopathies.
Letter to editor. Complications of  -thalassemia intermedia: A 12-year Lebanese experience | | Ali Taher 1 2, Fuad El Rassi 1, Hussain Ismaeel 1, Adlette Inati 2 3 | 1Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
2Division of Hematology, Chronic Care Center, Hazmieh, Lebanon
3Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Rafic Hariri, University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
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setDOI("ADOI=10.1002/ajh.21174") Thalassemia is an inherited disease that affects a- or b-chain molecules of hemoglobin [1,2]. The Middle East has one of the highest rates of
incidence worldwide, and the Lebanese population specifically has 3% carrier prevalence with approximately one-third of the patients suffering from
thalassemia intermedia (TI).
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