[Beta globine gene mutations in blood transfusion-dependent beta -thalassemia major patients in Kurdistan Province hospitals]

ABSTRACT

Background and Aim: Beta-thalassemia is a common autosomal recessive disorder of hemoglobin synthesis. About 200 mutations of beta globin genes have been detected .This study was performed to determine beta globin gene mutations in blood transfusion dependent patients in Kurdistan Province hospitals from June 2012 to April 2014