Detection of a small novel deletion in the α-globin gene and type II -α3.7 deletion by heteroduplex formation

Hemoglobin

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 311-316

  Chan, Amy Yuk Yin ^a   Shiu Kwan, Edmond ^a   Au, Wing Yan ^a   Chow, Eudora Yu De ^b   Chan, Li Chong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLOBIN; HETERODUPLEX; GLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENE PROBE; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SCREENING; CHINA; DNA SEQUENCE; FAMILY HEALTH; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; METHODOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

CHINA; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FAMILY HEALTH; GENE DELETION; GLOBINS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID HETERODUPLEXES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0036400946     PISSN: 03630269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/HEM-120015036     Document Type: Article

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