Association of the α-spectrin R28H mutation with allele α(LELY) and with αI/αII domain haplotypes in three Brazilian families

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-58

  Bassères, Daniela S ^b   Bordin, Silvana ^a   Costa, Fernando F ^a   Saad, Sara T O ^a,b  

^a Department of Internal Medicine ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

(LELY); Brazil; Elliptocytosis; Haplotypes; Spectrin

Indexed keywords

FODRIN;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; ELLIPTOCYTOSIS; FAMILY STUDY; GENE MUTATION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BRAZIL; CHILD; FEMALE; HAPLOTYPES; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PEDIGREE; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SPECTRIN;

EID: 0033977999     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0609.2000.80217.x     Document Type: Article

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