The occurrence of β-thalassemia mutation and its interaction with hemoglobin E in the Eastern India

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-34

  De, Madhusnata ^a   Kumar Das, Swapan ^a   Bhattacharya, D K ^a   Talukder, Geeta ^a  

^a VIVEKANANDA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Amplification refractory mutation system (ARMS); Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN E;

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CODON; GENE MUTATION; GLOBIN GENE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALARIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031194590     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0925-5710(97)00585-9     Document Type: Article

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