The precise breakpoints of a Filipino-type α-thalassemia-1 deletion found in two Japanese

Hemoglobin

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 239-248

  Hattori, Y ^a   Okayama, N ^a   Ohba, Y ^a   Yamashiro, Y ^b   Yamamoto, Ku ^b   Tsukimoto, I ^c   Kohakura, M ^d  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Kohakura Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CROSSING OVER; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032843454     PISSN: 03630269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03630269909005704     Document Type: Article

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