β-Thalassemia is a common monogenic blood disorder, caused by the mutations in the β-globin locus. This letter reports a new type of β thalassemia mutation that we encountered during the investigation of the molecu...β-Thalassemia is a common monogenic blood disorder, caused by the mutations in the β-globin locus. This letter reports a new type of β thalassemia mutation that we encountered during the investigation of the molecular lesions of this disease in different parts of China.展开更多
基金This work was supported by NIH Research Grant HL-29623
文摘β-Thalassemia is a common monogenic blood disorder, caused by the mutations in the β-globin locus. This letter reports a new type of β thalassemia mutation that we encountered during the investigation of the molecular lesions of this disease in different parts of China.