Analysis of the A(TA)nTAA configuration in the promoter region of the UGT1 A1 gene in Greek patients with thalassemia intermedia and sickle cell disease

Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 38-42

  Kalotychou, Vassiliki ^a   Antonatou, Katerina ^a   Tzanetea, Revekka ^a   Terpos, Evaggelos ^a   Loukopoulos, Dimitris ^a   Rombos, Yannis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

A(TA)nTAA configurations; Gilbert's syndrome; Sickle cell disease; Thalassemia intermedia

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN;

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; GILBERT DISEASE; GREECE; HEMOLYSIS; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

INSERTION SEQUENCES;

EID: 0037675814     PISSN: 10799796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1079-9796(03)00118-9     Document Type: Article

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