title: Homozygosity for a haplotype in the HBG2-OR51B4 region is exclusive to Arab-Indian haplotype sickle cell anemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Vinod
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vathipadiekal
authors.affiliation: Sickle Cell Disease Research Center and Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Abdulrahman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alsultan
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Baltrusaitis
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Farrell
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Dammam, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Abdullah M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Al-Rubaish
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Dammam, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Fahad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Al-Muhanna
authors.affiliation: Alomran Scientific Chair for Hematological Diseases, King Faisal University, King Faisal University, King Fahd Hospital, Hafof, Al-Ahsa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.|Department of Pediatrics, Maternity & Child Hospital, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Zaki
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Naserullah
authors.affiliation: Alomran Scientific Chair, King Faisal University, King Fahd Hospital, Hafof, Al-Ahsa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suliman
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Pt. J.N.M. Medical College, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Patra
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Jacqueline N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Milton
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Lindsay A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Farrer
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: David H K
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Chui
authors.affiliation: Center for Research & Medical Consultation, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Amein K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Al-Ali
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sebastiani
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Martin H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Steinberg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D018912:Arabs / Q000235:genetics*; D005319:Fetal Hemoglobin / Q000235:genetics*; D055106:Genome-Wide Association Study; D006239:Haplotypes; D006720:Homozygote; D006801:Humans; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D055815:Young Adult; D055545:gamma-Globins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D055545:gamma-Globins; D005319:Fetal Hemoglobin