Spectrum of β-thalassemia mutations in Egypt

Hemoglobin

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 255-261

  Waye, J S ^a   Borys, S ^a   Eng, B ^a   Patterson, M ^a   Chui, D H K ^a   Badr El Din, O M K ^b   Khairy Aref, M ^b   Afify, Z ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

^b ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EGYPT; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032819214     PISSN: 03630269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03630269909005706     Document Type: Article

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