Analysis of β-thalassemi a mutations and β-locus control region hypersensitive sites 2,3 and 4 in southern Thailand

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue , 1997, Pages 120-127

  Sriroongrueng, Wimonman ^a,b   Schleiemacher, Engelhardt ^b   Panich, Vicharn ^a   Nopparatana, Chamnong ^a   Saechan, Vannarat ^a   Laosombat, Vichai ^a   Pornpatkul, Malida ^a   Fukumaki, Yasuyuki ^c  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MUTATION; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REGULATOR GENE; THAILAND;

ALLELES; BETA-THALASSEMIA; DNA; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LOCUS CONTROL REGION; MUTATION; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THAILAND;

EID: 0031299956     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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