Beta - and alfa-globin genotypes in Albanian patients affected with beta-globin gene disorders

We investigated molecular basis of hemoglobinopathies and RFLP haplotypes in 58 unrelated Albanian patients. A wide heterogeneity was detected characterized by 11 beta-thalassemia, 3 Hb variants and 4 alfa-globin alleles. All beta-thalassemia and Hb variant alleles were associated with the same haplotypes described in other populations. Genotype-phenotype correlation was established.