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From: Non-deletional alpha thalassaemia: a review

Fig. 1

Haemoglobin synthesis during developmental stages. The age of the foetus/baby in days is represented in the x-axis while the y-axis indicates the percentage of the total globin genes expressed. The vertical lines indicate the time of birth. Within the first 42 gestational days, the embryonic genes and the first switching from ε- to γ-globin genes take place. The second switching of γ- to β-globin takes place soon after birth (Modified [4])

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Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases

ISSN: 1750-1172