Abstract Background The Arab population in Israel is a minority ethnic group with its own
distinct cultural subgroups. Minority populations are known to underutilize genetic tests and …

Objective To evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a preventive programme for
haemoglobinopathies in a single centre in Northeastern Iraq. Methods Premarital screening …

Across the span of the last 75+ years, technological and conceptual advances in genetics
have found rapid implementation at the beginning of human life. From karyotype testing, to …

Abstract β-thalassemia, a globally prevalent genetic disorder, urgently requires innovative
treatment options. Fetal hemoglobin (HbF) induction stands as a key therapeutic approach …

The thalassemia screening program in Indonesia mostly conducted sporadically. Ideal
prospective screening is still limited. This study aimed to compare thalassemia screening …

Pakistan has a high prevalence of β-thalassemia (β-thal) but lacks a screening program for
its prevention. This questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted in six …

Advances in genome sequencing and gene discovery have created opportunities to
efficiently assess more genetic conditions than ever before. Given the large number of …

Background: A program for the prevention of major hemoglobinopathies was initiated in
2008 in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. This study reports on the achievements and challenges …

Hemoglobin (Hb) expression in the central nervous system is recently shown. Cooccurences
of mental disorders (mainly bipolar disorder (BD) and tic disorders) with β-or α-thalassemia …

Members of the public face particular challenges when undergoing reproductive genetic
screening. Lack of family history with genetic disease has been identified as a key barrier …