title: Molecular basis for mild forms of homozygous beta-thalassaemia.
abstract: Five Cypriots homozygous for beta +-thalassaemia have inherited deletion or non-deletion forms of alpha-thalassaemia that seem to have modified the usually severe clinical picture to that of mild thalassaemia intermedia. These observations have important implications for the antenatal diagnosis of beta-thalassaemia.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D003535:Cyprus; D005260:Female; D005914:Globins / Q000235:genetics*; D006720:Homozygote; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D010641:Phenotype; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D005914:Globins