Molecular characterization of deletional forms of β-thalassemia in Taiwan

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-36

  Peng, C T ^a   Liu, S C ^a   Chiou, S S ^b   Kuo, P L ^c   Shih, M C ^a   Chang, J Y ^a   Chang, J G ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Deletional type; Duplex PCR; Taiwanese; thalassemia

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; GLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN F;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FETUS DISEASE; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TAIWAN; CHILD; GENETICS; MUTATION; PEDIGREE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FETAL HEMOGLOBIN; GLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE DELETION; TAIWAN;

EID: 0038351088     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00277-002-0555-3     Document Type: Article

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