Heterozygous β-thalassemia with thalassemia intermedia phenotype

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-47

  Gasperini, D ^a   Perseu, L ^b   Melis, M A ^a   Maccioni, L ^a   Sollaino, M C ^a   Paglietti, E ^a   Cao, A ^a   Galanello, Renzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

globin gene; Thalassemia carrier; Thalassemia intermedia

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN;

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; FAMILY HISTORY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONSENSE MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLOBINS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0031984585     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8652(199801)57:1<43::AID-AJH7>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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