Molecular diagnosis of α-thalassemia in a multiethnic population.
Oded GiladOrna Steinberg ShemerOrly DganyTanya KrasnovMichal NevoSharon Noy-LotanRon RabinowiczNofar AmitaiShifra Ben-DorIsaac YanivJoanne YacobovichHannah TamaryPublished in: European journal of haematology (2017)
Our work constitutes the largest group of patients with α-thalassemia originating in the Mediterranean whose clinical characteristics and molecular basis have been determined. We suggest a diagnostic algorithm that leads to an accurate molecular diagnosis in multiethnic populations.