Triplication (/αααAnti3.7) or deletion (-α3.7/) association in Argentinian β-thalassemic carriers

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 696-698

  Bragos I M ^a   Noguera, N I ^a   Raviola, M P ^a   Milani, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Gene triplication; Thalassemia; Thalassemia trait

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A2; HEMOGLOBIN F; IRON; GLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ALLELE; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IRON METABOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADULT; BLOOD; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHILD; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; INFANT; METABOLISM;

ADULT; ALLELES; ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; ARGENTINA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHILD; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE DUPLICATION; GLOBINS; HEMOGLOBINS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0345688611     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00277-003-0738-6     Document Type: Article

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