Rapid Detection of Six Common Mediterranean and Three Non-Mediterranean α-Thalassemia Point Mutations by Reverse Dot Blot Analysis

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 191-195

  Foglietta, Enrica ^a   Bianco, Ida ^a   Maggio, Aurelio ^b   Giambona, Antonino ^b,c  

^a Assoc Naz Lotta Microcitem Italia   (Italy)

^b VILLA SOFIA CERVELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Azienda Ospedaliera Vincenzo Cervello   (Italy)

Author keywords

thalassemia; Point mutations; Reverse dot blot analysis

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOTTING; GENE DELETION; GLOBIN GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMIGRANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POINT MUTATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE DOT BLOT ANALYSIS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; START CODON; STOP CODON;

ALLELES; ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; ITALY; POINT MUTATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0242330213     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.10414     Document Type: Article

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