A β-thalassaemia allele with 3 base substitution in codons 4/5 and 6 (ACT CCT GAG-> ACA TCT TAG) detected by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and sequencing

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 111, Issue JAN., 2000, Pages 24-27

  Saxena, Renu ^a   Moi, L ^b   Demurtas, M ^b   Rosatelli, M C ^b   Cao, A ^b   Verma, I C ^a  

^a SIR GANGA RAM HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Ist Clin Biol dell'Eta Evolutiva   (Italy)

Author keywords

Globin gene; Thalassaemia; Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; Gene sequencing; Mutations

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CASE REPORT; CODON; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; MUTATION; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

ADULT; ALLELES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CODON; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; GLOBINS; HUMANS; MUTATION;

EID: 0034007351     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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