Hb D-Los Angeles associated with Hb S or β-thalassemia in four Mexican Mestizo families

Hemoglobin

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 231-237

  Perea, F J ^a   Casas Castaneda M ^a   Villalobos Arambula A R ^b   Barajas, H ^a   Alvarez, F ^a   Camacho, A ^a   Hermosillo, R M ^a   Ibarra, B ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA DE OCCIDENTE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN D; HEMOGLOBIN S; HEMOGLOBIN VARIANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HAPLOTYPE; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MEXICO;

EID: 0032875643     PISSN: 03630269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03630269909005703     Document Type: Article

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