Avicenna J Med Biotech arij002 Avicenna Journal of Medical Biotechnology 2008-2835 2008-4625 Avicenna Research Institute ajmb10360 Retraction: The Frequency and Importance of Common α-globin Gene Deletions Among β-Thalassemia Carriers in an Iranian Population MoosaviAzamDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, IranM. ArdekaniAliReproductive Biotechnology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR , Tehran, Iran 10 2 123 123

<p>The Editorial Board of Avicenna Journal of Medical Biotechnology (AJMB) has decided to retract the original article entitled &ldquo;The Frequency and Importance of Common &alpha;-globin Gene Deletions Among &beta;-Thalassemia Carriers in an Iranian Population&rdquo; published in the October-December 2017 issue due to a fact which is contrary to the scientific rules and regulation of AJMB.</p>