Spectrum of β-thalassemia mutations in Guadeloupe (French West Indies) and interactions with other hemoglobinopathies

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 850, Issue , 1998, Pages 423-425

  Romana, M ^a,b   Keclard L ^a   Froger, A ^a   Berchel, C ^a   Merault G ^a  

^a Centre Intégré de la Drépanocytose de la Guadeloupe   (Guadeloupe)

^b Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Pointe a Pitre   (Guadeloupe)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; BETA THALASSEMIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION GENETICS; SCHOOL CHILD; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

EID: 0031849489     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1998.tb10510.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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