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. 2010 Oct 10;1(3):149–157. doi: 10.1007/s12687-010-0026-9

Table 1.

Profile of the five most frequent β-thalassaemia mutations in selected South Asian and Gulf countries

Pakistana (Baluchistan) Iranb (Sistan-Baluchestan) Omanc United Arab Emiratesc
IVS I-5 (G > C) 78.9 72.3 61.6 59.6
Codon 8 (−AA) 2.4
Codon 8/9 (+G) 8.4 5.8 5.4
Codon 15 (G > A) 5.4
Codon 30 (G > C) 1.2
IVS I-1 (G > T) 1.2
IVS I 25-bp deletion 5.6 7.8
Codon 39 (C > T) 1.5
Codon 44 (−C) 2.5 9.6
IVS II-1 (G > A) 1.5 3.5 3.6
619-bp deletion 4.0
Other 4.8 16.5 15.7 21.2

aAhmed et al. (1996)

bEshghi et al. (2008)

cZahed (2001)