Detection of two rare β-thalassemia mutations [-90 (C → T) and CD 26 (C → T)] among Indians

Indian Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 76-79

  Gorakshakar, A ^a   Nadkarni, A ^a   Phanasgaonkar, S ^a   Colah, R ^a,b   Mohanty, D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOHAEMATOLOGY   (India)

^b KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Beta thalassemia; Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis; India; PCR

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN; DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE IV; DNA FRAGMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRAIT; HUMAN; INDIAN; MALE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 32444446314     PISSN: 09716866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-6866.16805     Document Type: Article

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