Characteristics of Beta-Thalassemia Major Include

question 38

Multiple Choice

Characteristics of beta-thalassemia major include:

• A)a heterozygous form of thalassemia.
• B)a defect in the uncoupling of α- and β-chain synthesis.
• C)a fatal condition in which all four beta-forming genes are defective.
• D)the development of Hb H when three genes are defective.

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