Evidence for the molecular heterogeneity of sickle cell anemia chromosomes bearing the βS/benin haplotype

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 79-80

  Patrinos, George P ^a,d   Samperi, Piera ^b   Nigro, Luca Io ^b   Kollia, Panagoula ^c   Schiliro, Gino ^b   Papadakis, Manoussos N ^a  

^a LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

S Benin haplotype; globin genes; DGGE; Sickle cell anemia

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; THYMINE;

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHROMOSOME; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORTH AFRICA; NORTH AMERICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

AFRICA, NORTHERN; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; GLOBINS; HAPLOTYPES; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; ITALY;

EID: 24344469428     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20400     Document Type: Article

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