Thalassemia intermedia as a result of heterozygosis for β0-thalassemia and αααanti-3.7/αα genotype in a Brazilian patient

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 699-701

  Kimura, E M ^a   Grignoli, C R E ^a   Pinheiro, V R P ^a   Costa, F F ^a   Sonati, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hemoglobinopathies; Thalassemia; Thalassemia intermedia; Triplicated globin genes

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; ALPHA GLOBIN; GUANINE; HEMOGLOBIN A2; HEMOGLOBIN F;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BRAZIL; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FATHER; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALE; MICROCYTIC ANEMIA; MOTHER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0038446888     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2003000600003     Document Type: Article

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