Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11851/6805
Title: Hemoglobin H Disease in Turkey: Experience From Eight Centers
Authors: Ünal, Selma
Oktay, Gönül
Acıpayam, Can
İlhan, Gül
Gali, Edip
Celkan, Tiraje
Toptaş, Tayfur
Akar, Nejat
Keywords: Thalassemia
Hemoglobinopathy
Hemoglobin H disease
Publisher: Galenos Yayincilik
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to research the problem of hemoglobin H (HbH) disease, to reveal the distribution patterns among different health centers, and to emphasize the importance of this disease for Turkey. A total of 273 patients were included from 8 hemoglobinopathy centers. The Antakya Hemoglobinopathy Center reported 232 patients and the remaining 7 centers reported 41 patients. PubMed was also searched for published articles related to Turkish patients with HbH disease, and we found 16 articles involving a total of 198 HbH patients. Most of the patients were reported from Antakya; thus, special attention should be paid to this region. This is a preliminary study to investigate the extent of the problem of HbH disease and it emphasizes the need for hematology associations or the Ministry of Health to record all cases of HbH disease in Turkey.
URI: https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/199186
https://doi.org/10.4274/tjh.2014.0461
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11851/6805
ISSN: 1300-7777
1308-5263
Appears in Collections:Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü / Department of Internal Medical Sciences
PubMed İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / PubMed Indexed Publications Collection
Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection
TR Dizin İndeksli Yayınlar / TR Dizin Indexed Publications Collection
WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection

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