Hb Utrecht [α2 129(H12)Leu→Pro], a new unstable α2-chain variant associated with a mild α-thalassaemic phenotype

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 483-485

  Harteveld, C L ^a   Giordano, P C ^a   Losekoot, M ^a   Heister, J G A M ^a   Batelaan, D ^a   Van Delft, P ^a   Bruin, M C A ^b   Bernini, L F ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Thalassaemia; Haemoglobin variant; Point mutation; Unstable haemoglobin; globin gene

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN ALPHA CHAIN; HEMOGLOBIN VARIANT;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GLOBIN GENE; HUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029812967     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.d01-1828.x     Document Type: Article

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