Beta-thalassemia alleles in Aegean Region of Turkey: Effect on clinical severity of disease

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-65

  Nişli, Güngör ^a,b   Kavakli, Kaan ^a   Aydinok, Yeşim ^a   Oztop, Senay ^a   Cetingül, Nazan ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

genotype; thalassemia; thalassemic mutations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROWTH RETARDATION; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IRON OVERLOAD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 0031038041     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08880019709030885     Document Type: Article

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