Heterogeneity and variation of clinical and haematological expression of haemoglobin S in Saudi Arabs

Acta Haematologica

Volumn 88, Issue 2-3, 1992, Pages 67-71

  El Hazmi, Mohsen A F ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Saudi Arabia; Sickel cell disease; Sickle cell haemoglobin; Thalassaemias

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HEMOGLOBIN F; HEMOGLOBIN S;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; GENE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEMATOCRIT; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA; SCREENING; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BETA-THALASSEMIA; FETAL HEMOGLOBIN; GENE FREQUENCY; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEMOGLOBIN, SICKLE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAUDI ARABIA; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0027103757     PISSN: 00015792     EISSN: 14219662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000204654     Document Type: Article

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