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.
Correct Answer:
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