PCR-based analysis of α-thalassemia in Southern Taiwan

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 277-280

  Chen, Tyen Po ^a   Liu, Ta Chih ^a   Chang, Chao Sung ^a   Chang, Jang Gowth ^b   Tsai, Hui Jen ^a   Lin, Sheng Fung ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Thalassemia; PCR based detection; Southern Taiwan

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN H; GLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN VARIANT; PRIMER DNA;

ALLELE; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FETUS HYDROPS; FILIPINO; GENOTYPE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SCREENING TEST; TAIWAN; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; DNA PRIMERS; GLOBINS; HEMOGLOBIN H; HEMOGLOBINS, ABNORMAL; HUMANS; HYDROPS FETALIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SEQUENCE DELETION; TAIWAN;

EID: 0036547412     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02982041     Document Type: Article

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