Detection of α-globin gene disorders by a simple PCR methodology

Haematologica

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 387-396

  Foglietta, Enrica ^a   Deidda, Giancarlo ^b   Graziani, Bruno ^a   Modiano, Guido ^c   Bianco, Ida ^a  

^a Assoc Naz Lotta Contro M   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

thalassemias; PCR methodology

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLOBIN;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 16; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GENE DELETION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; INTRON; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; DNA PRIMERS; GLOBINS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0030326627     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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