Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T33 |
0-60 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Epidemiology of HbE and Thalassemia Traits in Southeast Asia |
T34 |
61-222 |
Sentence |
denotes |
SE Asia is the third most populous region in the world [11], encompassing 10 countries with more than 650 million people inhabiting an area over 4.5 million km2. |
T35 |
223-330 |
Sentence |
denotes |
SE Asia is a genetic cauldron of different ethnicities descending from diverse and complex origins [11,12]. |
T36 |
331-545 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Shaped by local malarial environmental pressures, SE Asia’s common genetic denominator is thalassemia, presenting with over 60 different allelic variants, but mainly dominated by 4 major thalassemic syndromes [13]. |
T37 |
546-714 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The α-thalassemias, with a gene prevalence approaching 40% in northern Thailand and Laos, are considerably less common in Malaysia and the Philippines (around 5%) [13]. |
T38 |
715-815 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The β-thalassemias showing local variations in genetic prevalence account for up to 9% of all cases. |
T39 |
816-902 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Thirdly, Hb Constant Spring [CS] is also seen, with gene frequencies of up to 8% [13]. |
T40 |
903-981 |
Sentence |
denotes |
HbE, the thalassemic symbol of SE Asia, is increasingly encountered worldwide. |
T41 |
982-1146 |
Sentence |
denotes |
HbE gene prevalence may reach up to 70% locally in northeastern Thailand and and up to 62% at the triple border region between Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos [13–15]. |
T42 |
1147-1351 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Apart from SE Asia, thalassemia genes (including HbE) are also present with diminishing gene frequency in Yunnan, Nepal, Northeastern India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, and Taiwan [13–24]. |