Influence of α-thalassemia trait on sple
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Adekile, A.D.; Tuli, M.; Haider, M.Z.; Al-Zaabi, K.; Mohannadi, S.; Owunwanne, A
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Article
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1996
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Spleen function was studied in a group of 20 Kuwaiti SS patients (aged 2-12 years), using 99mTc-labeled tin colloid scintigraphy. They were screened for the alpha-thalassemia determinants which are prevalent in the Arabian Peninsula [-alpha (3.7 kb) deletion, alpha2-globin gene polyadenylation signa