Prevalence and molecular basis of α thalassaemia in British South Asians

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-33

  Hassall, O W ^a   Tillyer, M L ^a,c   Old, J M ^b  

^a NEWHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British South Asian subjects; thalassaemia

Indexed keywords

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC SCREENING; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031777069     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jms.5.1.31     Document Type: Article

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