Molecular Characterization of β-Thalassemia in Nineveh Province Illustrates the Relative Heterogeneity of Mutation Distributions in Northern Iraq.

Beta thalassemia is an important health problem in Nineveh province, a large province in Northwestern Iraq. No previous study of significance had focused on the spectrum of β-thalassemia mutations in this part of the country. A total of 94 unrelated β-thalassemia minor subjects from the latter province were recruited.