A new, electrophoretically silent, fetal hemoglobin variant: Hb F- Calabria [(G)γ118(GH1)Phe→Leu]

Hemoglobin

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-44

  Manca, L ^a   Cherchi, L ^a   De Rosa, M C ^b   Giardina, B ^b,c   Masala, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN F; HEMOGLOBIN GAMMA CHAIN; HEMOGLOBIN VARIANT;

ARTICLE; EXON; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ITALY; MOLECULAR MODEL; NEWBORN SCREENING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0034052440     PISSN: 03630269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03630260009002272     Document Type: Article

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