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Min Lin
Contributed equally to this work with: Min Lin, Tian-Yu Zhong
Affiliation: Central Laboratory, Chaozhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University, Chaozhou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
Tian-Yu Zhong
Contributed equally to this work with: Min Lin, Tian-Yu Zhong
Affiliation: Medical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China
Yi-Guo Chen
Affiliation: Medical Laboratory, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China
Jian-Zhong Wang
Affiliation: Medical Laboratory, Central Hospital of Iron Industry Limited Corporation of Xinyu, Xinyu, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China
Jiao-Ren Wu
Affiliation: Central Laboratory, Chaozhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University, Chaozhou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
Fen Lin
Affiliation: Central Laboratory, Chaozhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University, Chaozhou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
Xin Tong
Affiliation: Central Laboratory, Chaozhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University, Chaozhou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
Hui-Tian Yang
Affiliation: Central Laboratory, Chaozhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University, Chaozhou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
Xiao-Mei Hu
Affiliation: Medical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China
Rong Hu
Affiliation: Medical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, People's Republic of China
Xiao-Fen Zhan
Affiliation: Central Laboratory, Chaozhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University, Chaozhou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
Hui Yang
Affiliation: Central Laboratory, Chaozhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University, Chaozhou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
Zhao-Yun Luo
Affiliation: Central Laboratory, Chaozhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University, Chaozhou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
Wen-Yu Li
Affiliation: Central Laboratory, Chaozhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University, Chaozhou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
Li-Ye Yang
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Affiliation: Central Laboratory, Chaozhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Southern Medical University, Chaozhou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
Introduction
Thalassemia is inherited as an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by microcytic hypochromic anemia, and a clinical phenotype varying from almost asymptomatic to a lethal hemolytic anemia. It is probably the most common monogenic gene disorder in the world and is especially frequent in tropical and sub-tropical areas such as Mediterranean countries, the Middle East,...