Alpha-2-globin gene polyadenylation (AATAAA→AATAAG) mutation in hemoglobin H disease among Kuwaitis

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 73-76

  Haider, M ^a   Adekile, A ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Hemoglobin H disease; Kuwait; 2 Globin gene polyadenylation

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HEMOGLOBIN H;

ALLELE; ALPHA 2 GLOBIN GENE; APLASTIC ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA INFECTIOSUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GALLSTONE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; GENOTYPE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HEMOGLOBIN H DISEASE; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INFANT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALE; MICROCYTIC ANEMIA; PHENOTYPE; POLYADENYLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SICKLE CELL TRAIT;

EID: 23844480710     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000086187     Document Type: Conference Paper

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