Sunday, April 12, 2009

Large deletions in the !-globin gene cluster

A numer of very large deletions in the !-globin
gene cluster region are known, especially in the
3! direction. The deletions show different distributions
in different ethnic populations, reflecting
that they originated at different points
in time. "!-Thalassemia and failure of !-globin
production have been the result in some cases.

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