Recombination breakpoints in the human β-globin gene cluster

Blood

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 4415-4421

  Smith, Rachelle A ^b   Ho, P Joy ^b   Clegg, John B ^b   Kidd, Judith R ^b   Thein, Swee Lay ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA SEQUENCE; FAMILY STUDY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEIOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032403420     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood.v92.11.4415     Document Type: Article

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