A novel molecular basis for β thalassemia intermedia poses new questions about its pathophysiology

Blood

Volumn 106, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 3251-3255

  Premawardhena, Anuja ^b   Fisher, Christopher A ^b   Olivieri, Nancy F ^b   De Silva, Shanthimala ^b   Sloane Stanley, Jackie ^b   Wood, William G ^b   Weatherall, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLOBIN; DEFEROXAMINE; HEMOGLOBIN F;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CASE REPORT; CHELATION THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE INTERACTION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; HEMOGLOBIN ANALYSIS; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SRI LANKA;

EID: 27644444810     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: 00064971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2005-02-0593     Document Type: Article

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