The association of HBG2, BCL11A, and HMIP polymorphisms with fetal hemoglobin and clinical phenotype in Iraqi Kurds with sickle cell disease.
Nasir A S Al-AllawiShatha M A QadirHelene PuehringerDavid H K ChuiJohn J FarrellChristian OberkaninsPublished in: International journal of laboratory hematology (2018)
It was demonstrated that SNPs in all three major HbF QTLs contribute significantly to HbF and clinical variability in Iraqi Kurds with SCD and that the cumulative number of minor alleles at contributing SNPs may serve as a better predictor of such variability in this population.
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