β-thalassaemia in Cubans: Novel allele increases the genetic diversity at the HBB locus in the Caribbean

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 7-14

  Muñiz, Adriana ^a   Martinez, Gisela ^a   Lavinha, João ^b   Pacheco, Paula ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE HEMATOLOGÍA E INMUNOLOGÍA   (Cuba)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

thalassaemia mutations; Cryptic branch site; Cubans; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN BETA CHAIN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CUBA; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GLOBIN GENE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLELES; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CUBA; FEMALE; GLOBINS; HUMANS; MUTATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0343239048     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8652(200005)64:1<7::AID-AJH2>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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