Molecular characterization of β-thalassemia genes in an Argentine population

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 179-182

  Roldán, Ariel ^a   Gutiérrez, Marina ^a   Cygler, Ana ^a   Bonduel, Mariana ^a   Scluccati, Gabriela ^a   Torres, Aurora Feliu ^a,b  

^a Hospital de Pediatrfa   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA PROF DR JUAN P GARRAHAN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

globin; thalassemia; Argentina; molecular biology; mutations

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHILD; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ALLELES; ARGENTINA; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; MUTATION;

EID: 1842339882     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8652(199703)54:3<179::AID-AJH1>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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