β - Thalassemias: Expression, molecular mechanisms and mutations in Indians

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 815-823

  Colah, Roshan ^a   Mohanty, Dipika ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Hemoglobin synthesis; Indian mutations; thalassemias

Indexed keywords

GLOBIN;

BETA THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 11; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GENETICS; HUMAN; INDIA; MUTATION; REVIEW;

BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 11; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GLOBINS; HUMANS; INDIA; MUTATION;

EID: 0032195191     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02831339     Document Type: Conference Paper

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