Molecular characterization of thalassemia intermedia associated with HPFH-6/β-thalassemia and HPFH-6/Hb E in Thai patients

Acta Haematologica

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 157-161

  Fucharoen, Supan ^a   Fucharoen, Goonnapa ^a   Sanchaisuriya, Kanokwan ^a   Surapot, Satja ^b  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Maharat Nakhon Si Thammarat Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Thalassemia; Hemoglobin E; HPFH 6; PCR; Thai HPFH; Thalassemia intermedia

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; GAMMA GLOBIN; GUANINE; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A; HEMOGLOBIN A2; HEMOGLOBIN E; HEMOGLOBIN F;

AGED; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; GLOBIN GENE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEMOGLOBIN ANALYSIS; HEREDITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MICROCYTOSIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THAILAND; THALASSEMIA;

AGED; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CODON; FETAL HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN E; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 0036418441     PISSN: 00015792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000064707     Document Type: Article

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