Co-inheritance of Hb Pak Num Po, a Novel α1 Gene Mutation, and α0 Thalassemia Associated with Transfusion-Dependent Hb H Disease

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 157-163

  Viprakasit, Vip ^a,b,c   Tanphaichitr, Voravarn S ^a   Veerakul, Gavivann ^a   Chinchang, Worrawut ^a   Petrarat, Siripan ^a   Pung Amritt, Parichat ^a   Higgs, Douglas R ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hb Pak Num Po; Severe thalassemia; Transfusion dependent Hb H disease

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN H; HEMOGLOBIN PAK NUM PO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE MUTATION; HEMOGLOBIN H DISEASE; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CODON; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GLOBINS; HAPLOTYPES; HEMOGLOBINS, ABNORMAL; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; HYDROPS FETALIS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POINT MUTATION; THYMIDINE;

EID: 1342302434     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.10479     Document Type: Article

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