Molecular characterization of β-thalassemia in Syria

Hemoglobin

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-13

  Kyriacou, K ^a   Al Quobaili, F ^b   Pavlou, E ^a   Christopoulos, G ^a   Ioannou, P ^a   Kleanthous, M ^a  

^a CYPRUS INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND GENETICS   (Cyprus)

^b DAMASCUS UNIVERSITY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN S; HEMOGLOBIN VARIANT; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHROMOSOME MUTATION; CODON; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC;

EID: 0034009596     PISSN: 03630269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03630260009002268     Document Type: Article

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