Research Article
High Prevalence of Alpha- and Beta-Thalassemia in the Kadazandusuns in East Malaysia: Challenges in Providing Effective Health Care for an Indigenous Group
Table 1
Frequency of - and -thalassemia defects in the Kadazandusuns in Sabah.
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*The 22 -thalassemia mutations are CD41/42 (−CTTT), IVS2-654 (CT), CD26 (GAGAAG, HBE), IVS1-5 (GC), −28 (AG), CD43 (GAGTAG), CD27/28 (+C), −29 (AG), CD71/72 (+A), CD17 (AAGTAG), CD19 (AACAGC), Poly A (AATAAAAATAGA), −88 (CT), Initiation codon (ATGAGG), CAP (+1) (AC), CD8/9 (+G), CD16 (−C), CD35 (−C), IVS2-1 (GA), IVS1-1 (GA), IVS1-1 (GT) and CD15 (TGGTAG). |