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In cases of β0- thalassaemia from Ferrara, Italy, the β-globin gene is transcribed into mRNA but no protein is synthesised. For these cases there is no hybridisation data suggesting a globin gene structural mutation. This again demonstrates the diverse molecular events which may cause this prevalent hereditary disease.
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Ottolenghi, S., Comi, P., Giglioni, B. et al. Direct demonstration of β-globin mRNA in homozygous Ferrara β0-thalassaemia patients. Nature 266, 231–234 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/266231a0
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