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Methods: A retrospective case\u2013control study included 100 transfusion-dependent patients and 50 healthy controls. Sociodemographic data, complete blood count, ferritin, lipid profile, catalase (CAT), and malondialdehyde (MDA) were assessed. HBB mutations, namely IVSI-1 (G&gt;A), IVSI-6 (T&gt;C), and CD39 (C&gt;T), and CAT polymorphisms, namely rs1001179 (C&gt;T) and rs7943316 (A&gt;T), were genotyped. Results: Patients had high rates of family history (80%), consanguinity (80%), rural residence (74%), low education (60.6%), and poor socioeconomic status (71.4%). Compared with controls, they showed lower RBC, HGB, HCT, HDL, LDL, and CAT but higher ferritin, triglycerides, and MDA (all p &lt; 0.001). Overall, 69% of patients carried at least one studied HBB mutations, while 31% remained uncharacterized. Mutant allele frequencies were 29% for IVSI-1 (A) and 25.5% each for IVSI-6 (C) and CD39 (T). The CAT polymorphism rs1001179 (C&gt;T) was associated with disease risk (CT: 33% vs. 14%; OR = 3.25, p = 0.019), whereas rs7943316 (A&gt;T) was not. IVS-I-1 (G&gt;A)\/CD39 (C&gt;T) \u03b20 mutations were associated with lower CAT activity (\u03b2 = \u22120.205; p = 0.046). Conclusions: \u03b2-thalassemia in Al-Diwaniyah, Iraq, shows substantial clinical, genetic, and oxidative heterogeneity. Integrated HBB\u2013CAT analysis may improve molecular diagnosis, risk stratification, and preventive strategies in high-consanguinity populations.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/genes17080906","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,31]],"date-time":"2026-07-31T10:11:38Z","timestamp":1785492698000},"page":"906","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Beta-Globin (HBB) Mutations and Catalase Gene Polymorphisms in Beta-Thalassemia Major Patients in Al-Diwaniyah, Iraq"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Huda Ahmed","family":"Fairooz","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Molecular and Functional Genetics, Faculty of Sciences of Sfax, Route de la Soukra Km 4, P.O. 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