Molecular analysis of beta-thalassemia and sickle cell anemia in Antalya

Acta Haematologica

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 205-210

  Keser, I ^a   Sanlioglu, A D ^a   Manguoglu, E ^a   Guzeloglu Kayisli, O ^a   Nal, N ^a   Sargin, F ^a   Yesilipek, A ^a   Simsek, M ^a   Mendilcioglu, I ^a   Canatan, D ^b   Luleci, G ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Antalya State Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Globin gene; Thalassemia; Antalya; Genetic screening; Sickle cell anemia; Turkey

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN VARIANT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME MUTATION; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; FETUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INFANT; KARYOTYPE 45,X; KARYOTYPE 46,XY; KARYOTYPING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FETUS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HEMOGLOBIN, SICKLE; HEMOGLOBINS, ABNORMAL; HUMANS; INFANT; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; TURKEY;

EID: 2642556955     PISSN: 00015792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000077567     Document Type: Article

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