Thalassemia in Jews from Kurdistan
Open Access
- 1 February 1955
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society of Hematology in Blood
- Vol. 10 (2) , 176-189
- https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.v10.2.176.176
Abstract
1. Seven cases of Cooley’s anemia in Jews from Kurdistan residing in the Jerusalem area are presented with family studies. Four homozygous cases were severe and progressive. One ended fatally and the remaining 3 were kept alive by frequent blood transfusions. Three heterozygous cases showed a milder course. 2. It is suggested on the basis of these and other observations that the Jews of Kurdistan constitute a hitherto unknown reservoir of the genetic abnormality responsible for Cooley’s anemia.Keywords
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