Identification of novel Asian Indian and Japanese mutations causing β-thalassaemia in the Egyptian population

Human Genetics

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 271-274

  El Hashemite, Nisreen ^a   Petrou, Mary ^b   Khalifa, A S ^c   Heshmat, N M ^c   Rady, Magdy S ^d   Delhanty, Joy D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^d G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; BETA THALASSEMIA; CODON; EGYPT; EXON; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; INDIAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0031018840     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050352     Document Type: Article

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