Molecular and geographical heterogeneity of hemoglobinopathy mutations in Azerbaijanian populations

With the carrier rate of 4%–8.6%, β‐thalassemia is one of the most prevalent hereditary disorders in Azerbaijan. Taking into consideration the high frequency of β‐thalassemia as well as the occurrences of several other hemoglobinopathies, we conducted a large genotyping study to investigate the mutational background of common hemoglobinopathies in the country. Α‐ and β‐globin genes were evaluated in the carriers of mutations identified via...