北タイにおけるベータプラスタラセミアおよび非一般的なベータ鎖のヘモグロビン変異の臨床および血液学的特徴

Punwadee Rukwong1, Rungrote Natesirinilkul1,2, Lalita Sathitsamitphong1,2

  • 1Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Annals of medicine
|September 1, 2025
PubMed
まとめ

遺伝性貧血であるベータ・タラセミアには,HBB遺伝子変異が伴う. この研究はベータプラス (β+) タラセミアとヘモグロビン変種を特徴付け,様々な臨床表現と結果を明らかにした.

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