High prevalence of alpha‐and beta‐thalassemia in the Kadazandusuns in East Malaysia: Challenges in providing effective health care for an indigenous group

JAMA Tan, PC Lee, YC Wee, KL Tan… - BioMed Research …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Thalassemia can lead to severe transfusion‐dependent anemia, and it is the most common
genetic disorder in Malaysia. This paper aims to determine the prevalence of thalassemia in …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular basis of transfusion dependent beta-thalassemia major patients in Sabah

LK Teh, E George, MI Lai, JAMA Tan, L Wong… - Journal of human …, 2014 - nature.com
Beta-thalassemia is one of the most prevalent inherited diseases and a public health
problem in Malaysia. Malaysia is geographically divided into West and East Malaysia. In …

Performance studies of ZnO and multi walled carbon nanotubes-based counter electrodes with gel polymer electrolyte for dye-sensitized solar cell

JW Chew, MH Khanmirzaei, A Numan, FS Omar… - Materials Science in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Counter electrode (CE) is one of the major component which determine the energy
conversion efficiency of the dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Here in, five types of CEs …

Characterisation of β-globin gene mutations in Malaysian children: A strategy for the control of β-thalassaemia in a developing country

MK Thong, J Tan, KL Tan, SF Yap - Journal of tropical pediatrics, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Abstract β-thalassaemia major, an autosomal recessive hemoglobinopathy, is one of the
most common single gene disorders in multi-racial Malaysia. The control of β-thalassaemia …

[PDF][PDF] Thalassemia Distribution Based on Screening Programs in the Population of the East Malaysian State of Sabah. J Blood Disord Transfus 9: 395. doi: 10.4172 …

LHM Pauzy, E Esa, NM Mokhri, YM Yusoff… - … also contributed to a …, 2018 - researchgate.net
Objective: The aim of the study is to examine the distribution of thalassemia in the
indigenous population of Sabah where thalassemia is most prevalent in Malaysia based on …

[HTML][HTML] A novel gap-PCR with high resolution melting analysis for the detection of α-thalassaemia Southeast Asian and Filipino β0-thalassaemia deletion

SL Kho, KH Chua, E George, JAMA Tan - Scientific Reports, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Homozygosity for the α-thalassaemia Southeast Asian (α-SEA) and Filipino β 0-
thalassaemia (β-FIL) deletions can cause serious complications leading to foetal death or …

[HTML][HTML] Homozygous deletion of six olfactory receptor genes in a subset of individuals with Beta-thalassemia

J Van Ziffle, W Yang, FF Chehab - PLoS One, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Progress in the functional studies of human olfactory receptors has been largely hampered
by the lack of a reliable experimental model system. Although transgenic approaches in …

A newly identified chromosomal microdeletion of the rapsyn gene causes a congenital myasthenic syndrome

JS Müller, A Abicht, HJ Christen, R Stucka… - Neuromuscular …, 2004 - Elsevier
The objective is mutation analysis of the RAPSN gene in a patient with sporadic congenital
myasthenic syndrome (CMS). Mutations in various genes encoding proteins expressed at …

[HTML][HTML] Haplotype analysis of β-thalassaemia major and carriers with Filipino β-deletion in Sabah, Malaysia

LK Teh, G Elizabeth, MI Lai, L Wong… - The Malaysian Journal …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective The Filipino β-deletion has been reported as a unique mutation in East Malaysia
with a severe phenotype due to the complete absence of β-globin chain synthesis. In this …

Genetic origin and interaction of the Filipino β0-thalassemia with Hb E and α-thalassemia in a Thai family

S Yamsri, K Sanchaisuriya, G Fucharoen… - Translational …, 2012 - Elsevier
We describe hematologic and molecular characteristics of a hitherto undescribed interaction
between the Filipino deletional β0-thalassemia with Hb E and α-thalassemia in a Thai …