A novel GγAγ(δβ) O-thalassemia with a 27 kb deletion

Hemoglobin

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 197-208

  Yamashiro, Yasuhiro ^a   Hattori, Yukio ^a   Okayama, Naoko ^a   Shinoda, Emi ^a   Suyama, Naomi ^a   Tanaka, Tatehiko ^a   Ohi, Shinji ^b  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b MATSUE RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Thal; Gap PCR; Gene deletion; Gene dosage; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Quantitative PCR; Thalassemia (thal)

Indexed keywords

DNA; GAMMA GLOBIN;

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE DOSAGE; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; JAPAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; THAL GENE; THALASSEMIA; THALASSEMIA MINOR; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE DELETION; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 23244468467     PISSN: 03630269     EISSN: 1532432X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/HEM-200066317     Document Type: Article

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