β-thalassaemia intermedia in Lebanon

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 237-244

  Qatanani, M ^d   Taher, A ^a   Koussa, S ^b   Naaman, R ^b   Fisher, C ^c   Rugless, M ^c   Old, J ^c   Zahed, Laila ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b Chronic Care Center Hazmieh   (Lebanon)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Amer Univ of Beirut Medical Center ^*

Author keywords

Lebanon; Molecular basis; Thalassaemia intermedia

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLOBIN; BETA GLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN F;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHILD; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LEBANON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; FEMALE; GLOBINS; HUMANS; LEBANON; MALE; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 0034112971     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0609.2000.90087.x     Document Type: Article

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