β-Thalassemia (β-thal) is a very common disease in the Palestinian population of the Gaza Strip. We studied their mutation frequency and clinical features. Thirteen different mutations were identified. The most common mutation was IVS-I-1 (G>A) (HBB: c.92+1G>A), which was prevalent in 31.5% of the thalassemia alleles studied. The IVS-I-110 (G>A) (HBB: c.93-21G>A) mutation was found in 25.0% of the alleles. Homozygotes for the IVS-I-1 mutation had higher mean hemoglobin (Hb) levels, required less blood transfusions, and lower transferrin saturation than the homozygotes for the IVS-I-110 mutation. This milder phenotype was, most likely, the result of the persistent production of Hb F; it was 9-fold higher in absolute terms (g/dL) and 7.7-fold higher in relative terms (percentage of total Hb). About half of our IVS-I-1 patients carried the XmnI polymorphism, which is known to be associated with elevated Hb F levels.
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