Complex interaction of Hb Hekinan [α27(B8) Glu-Asp] and Hb E [β26(B8) Glu-Lys] with a deletional α-thalassemia 1 in a Thai family

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 304-309

  Fucharoen, Supan ^a   Changtrakun, Yossombat ^a   Ratanasiri, Thawalwong ^b   Fucharoen, Goonnapa ^a   Sanchaisuriya, Kanokwan ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

thalassemia 1; Hemoglobin E; Hemoglobin Hekinan; PCR RFLP

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLOBIN; BETA GLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN E; HEMOGLOBIN H;

ADULT; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CODON; DNA DETERMINATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; GENE; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN ANALYSIS; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HETEROZYGOTE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; METHODOLOGY; MICROCYTOSIS; MUTATION; PH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENOTYPE; HEMOGLOBIN E; HEMOGLOBIN H; HEMOGLOBINS, ABNORMAL; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; THAILAND;

EID: 0037542682     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0609.2003.00049.x     Document Type: Article

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