Hemoglobin H disease resulting from the association of the - α3.7 rightward deletion and the (αα)MM deletion in a Brazilian patient

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 179-181

  Wenning, M R S C ^a   Harteveld, C L ^b   Giordano, P C ^b   Kimura, E M ^a   Saad, S T O ^a   Costa, F F ^a   Sonati, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

globin genes; major regulatory element; thalassemia; Hemoglobin H disease; South American population

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLOBIN; DNA FRAGMENT; HEMOGLOBIN H;

ADULT; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CASE REPORT; GENE DELETION; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE;

ADULT; ALLELES; ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; BRAZIL; GENE DELETION; GLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0036757763     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0609.2002.02743.x     Document Type: Article

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