The spectrum of β-thalassemia mutations in the Arab populations

Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology

Volumn 2001, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 129-132

  Zahed, Laila ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARAB; BETA THALASSEMIA; CODON; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LITERATURE; REVIEW; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 0242632723     PISSN: 11107243     EISSN: 11107251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/S1110724301000298     Document Type: Review

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