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  • Title: Clinical, hematological and molecular features in Thais with beta-Malay/beta-thalassemia and beta-Malay/HbE.
    Author: Laosombat V, Wongchanchailert M, Sattayesevana B, Nopparatana C.
    Journal: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health; 1997; 28 Suppl 3():106-9. PubMed ID: 9640610.
    Abstract:
    A total of 50 patients and relatives were studied comprising 12 cases of compound heterozygosity of beta-Malay and beta + thalassemia, 10 cases of compound heterozygosity of beta-Malay and beta degree thalassemia, 10 cases of beta-Malay and HbE and 18 cases of beta-Malay heterozygosity. Patients with beta-Malay and HbE had very mild clinical symptoms or were asymptomatic of thalassemia disease in the absence of blood transfusion. Homozygosity of beta-Malay produce mild clinical symptoms of thalassemic disease with normal facial characteristics and were not transfusion dependent. Patients with beta-Malay and IVS 1 nt 5 (G-C) had severe clinical symptoms, and were transfusion dependent. Patients with beta-Malay and beta degree thalassemia had severe clinical symptoms, delayed weight and height in relation to age, were transfusion dependent and had classical features of thalassemic diseases.
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