Open AccessClinical and hematological features among β-thalassemia major patients in Jazan region: A hospital-based study
Author(s) -
Mohammed Khawaji,
Ahmad Ali Hazzazi,
Mohssen H. Ageeli,
Yahya Hassan Mawkili,
Abdulrahman Hussain Darbashi,
Anwar Mohammed Ali Abo Kathiyah,
Rehab Abdalrhman Humedi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1007_19
Subject(s) - medicine , thalassemia , underweight , anemia , splenectomy , alpha thalassemia , statistical significance , complete blood count , pediatrics , body mass index , overweight , biochemistry , chemistry , spleen , genotype , gene
Beta-thalassemia is a prevalent hereditary blood disorder in Saudi Arabia. Various clinical manifestations and hematological abnormalities are common among these patients.