Xmn I polymorphic site in yemeni sickle cell disease patients

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 25-29

  El Hazmi, Mohsen A F ^a   Warsy, Arjumand Sultan ^b  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA GLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A2; HEMOGLOBIN F; PHOSPHORUS 32; PYROXYLIN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORESIS; ERYTHROCYTE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HYBRIDIZATION; SAUDI ARABIA; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; YEMEN;

EID: 0033975403     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/46.1.25     Document Type: Article

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