High frequency of deletional α-thalassemia in β-thalassemia trait: Implications for genetic counseling

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 297-299

  Panigrahi, I ^a   Ahmed Rafeeq, P H ^a   Choudhry, V P ^a   Saxena, Renu ^a,b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b INSTITUTE ROTARY CANCER HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

deletions; genes; thalassemia; Globin gene mutations; Thalassemia minor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC TRAIT; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; BETA-THALASSEMIA; FEMALE; FETAL HEMOGLOBIN; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC COUNSELING; GLOBINS; HEMOGLOBIN A2; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 3042551356     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20083     Document Type: Article

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