Hemoglobin H (Hb H) disease in Canada: Molecular diagnosis and review of 116 cases

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 11-15

  Waye, John S ^a,b   Eng, Barry ^a   Patterson, Margaret ^a   Walker, Lynda ^a   Carcao, Manuel D ^c   Olivieri, Nancy F ^c   Chui, David H K ^a,b  

^a HAMILTON REGIONAL LABORATORY MEDICINE PROGRAM   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Hemoglobin H disease; Mutation analysis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 GLOBULIN; HEMOGLOBIN H;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CANADA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FETUS HYDROPS; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HEMOGLOBIN H DISEASE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALPHA-GLOBULINS; ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034897265     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.1142     Document Type: Article

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