Molecular characterization and PCR diagnosis of Thailand deletion of α- globin gene cluster

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 124-130

  Ko, Tsang Ming ^a,b   Tseng, Li Hui ^a   Kao, Chuan Hong ^a   Lin, Yu Wan ^a   Hwa, Hsiao Lin ^a   Hsu, Pi Mei ^a   Li, Shue Fun ^a   Chuang, Sou Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Thalassemia 1; Molecular characterization; Polymerase chain reaction diagnosis; Thailand deletion

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLOBIN;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 16; GENE DELETION; GENE LOCATION; GLOBIN GENE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; GLOBINS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE DELETION; THAILAND;

EID: 0031883814     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8652(199802)57:2<124::AID-AJH6>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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