Molecular and population genetic analyses of β-thalassemia in Turkey

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 215-220

  Tadmouri, G O ^a   Tuzmen S ^b   Ozcelik H ^c   Ozer A ^d   Baig, S M ^e   Senga, E B ^f   Basak A N ^a  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e College of Medicine ^*  (Pakistan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

thalassemia; Sickle cell anemia; Turkey

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN; DNA; HEMOGLOBIN S;

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BETA-THALASSEMIA; DNA; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENE FREQUENCY; GLOBINS; HEMOGLOBIN, SICKLE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TURKEY;

EID: 2642647057     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8652(199803)57:3<215::AID-AJH6>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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