Molecular and hematological characterization of HPFH-6/indian deletion-inversion Gγ(Aγδβ)O -Thalassemia and Gγ(Aγδβ)O -thalassemia/HbE in Thai patients

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 109-113

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

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Maharat Nakhon Si Thammarat Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Deletion inversion; Indian thalassemia; PCR; Thai HPFH 6; Thalassemia intermedia

Indexed keywords

GLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN E; HEMOGLOBIN F;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GENE DELETION; GENE INVERSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; THAILAND; THALASSEMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FETAL HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN E; HEMOGLOBINS, ABNORMAL; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; INVERSION, CHROMOSOME; MALE; PHENOTYPE; THAILAND;

EID: 0036785237     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.10202     Document Type: Article

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