Molecular studies of β-thalassemia heterozygotes with raised Hb F levels

Hemoglobin

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 203-220

  Vrettou, C ^a   Kanavakis, E ^a   Traeger Synodinos, J ^a   Metaxotou Mavrommati, A ^a   Basiakos, I ^a   Maragoudaki, E ^a   Stamoulakatou, A ^a   Papassotiriou, I ^a   Kattamis, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLOBIN; GAMMA GLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN F;

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CODON; ERYTHROPOIESIS; FEMALE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DELETION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GLOBIN GENE; GREECE; HAPLOTYPE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POINT MUTATION; PROMOTER REGION;

EID: 0033847329     PISSN: 03630269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03630260008997528     Document Type: Article

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