Levels of Hb A2 in heterozygotes and homozygotes for beta-thalassemia mutations: Influence of mutations in the CACCC and ATAAA motifs of the beta-globin gene promoter

Acta Haematologica

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 187-194

  Huisman, T H J ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cation exchange high performance liquid chromatography; Hb A2 levels; Promoter mutations; Protein binding

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A2; BETA GLOBIN; DELTA GLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; PROMOTER REGION; ALLELE; DELETION MUTANT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE MUTATION; GLOBIN GENE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HETEROZYGOTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A2; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

EID: 0030608774     PISSN: 00015792     EISSN: 14219662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000203622     Document Type: Article

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