Haemoglobin E (HbE)/β-thalassaemia causes approximately 50% of all severe thalassaemia worldwide; equating to around 30,000 births per year. HbE/β-thalassaemia is due to a point mutation in codon 26 of the human HBB gene on one allele (GAG; glutamate → GAA; lysine, E26K), and any mutation causing se...
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens