Journal article
Studies in haemoglobin E beta‐thalassaemia
Abstract
Haemoglobin E beta-thalassaemia is the commonest form of severe thalassaemia in many Asian countries, but little is known about its natural history, the reasons for its clinical diversity, or its optimal management. Despite its frequency, haemoglobin E beta-thalassaemia is often managed in an ill-defined and haphazard way, usually by demand transfusion. We studied a cohort of Sri Lankan patients with haemoglobin E beta-thalassaemia over 5 …
Authors
Olivieri NF; Muraca GM; O’Donnell A; Premawardhena A; Fisher C; Weatherall DJ
Journal
British Journal of Haematology, Vol. 141, No. 3, pp. 388–397
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
May 2008
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2141.2008.07126.x
ISSN
0007-1048