Hb G Makassar (beta 6 : Glu→Ala) in a Thai Family

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 577-582

  Sangkitporn, Siripakorn ^a   Rerkamnuaychoke, Budsaba ^c   Sangkitporn, Somchai ^a   Mitrakul, Chartchai ^b   Sutivigit, Yavamal ^d  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b Songkhla Hospital   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d Regional Medical Science Center   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Hemoglobin G Makassar; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; GLOBIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN VARIANT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CASE REPORT; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; THAILAND;

ADULT; ALANINE; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FEMALE; GLOBINS; GLUTAMIC ACID; HEMOGLOBINS, ABNORMAL; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PREGNANCY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; THAILAND;

EID: 0036562796     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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