Clinical research update: Thalassemias in sardinia: Molecular pathology, phenotype-genotype correlation, and prevention

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 179-188

  Cao, Antonio ^a   Rosatelli, C ^a   Pirastu, M ^a   Galanello, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; BETA THALASSEMIA; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; ITALY; PHENOTYPE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; THALASSEMIA;

BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CODON; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HAPLOTYPES; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 0025756012     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-199122000-00015     Document Type: Article

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