High frequency of α-thalassemia in the so ethnic group of South Laos

Acta Haematologica

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 164-166

  Sengchanh, Sourideth ^a   Sanguansermsri, Torpong ^b   Horst, David ^c   Horst, Jürgen ^c   Flatz, Gebhard ^b,d,e  

^a National University of Lao   (Laos)

^b Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d Medizinische Hoshschule Hannover ^*  (Germany)

^e Human Genetics   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; ETHNOLOGY; FETUS HYDROPS; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAOS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GLOBINS; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; LAOS;

EID: 27544489411     PISSN: 00015792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000087892     Document Type: Article

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