Detection of Rare β-Thalassemia Mutations by Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis among Indians

Hemoglobin

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-24

  Gorakshakar, Ajit C ^a   Phanasgaonkar, Supriya P ^a   Nadkarni, Anita H ^a   Colah, Roshan B ^a,b   Mohanty, Dipika ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOHAEMATOLOGY   (India)

^b KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Thalassemia (thal); Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE); India; Rare mutations

Indexed keywords

POLYADENYLIC POLYURIDYLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CODON; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; RARE DISEASE; SCREENING;

ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; POINT MUTATION; RNA 3' POLYADENYLATION SIGNALS;

EID: 1342323878     PISSN: 03630269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/HEM-120028883     Document Type: Article

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