Molecular characterization of mutations causing β-thalassemia in Faisalabad Pakistan using the amplification refractory mutation system (ARMS-PCR)

Indian Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 80-83

  Baig, S M ^a   Rabbi, F ^a   Hameed, U ^a   Qureshi, J A ^a   Mahmood, Z ^a   Bokhari, S H ^a   Kiani, A ^a   Hassan, H ^a   Baig, J M ^a   Azhar, A ^a   Zaman, T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING NIBGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

ARMS PCR; Faisalabad; Mutations; Mutations detection; Pakistan; thalassemia

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN;

ALLELE; AMPLIFICATION REFRACTION MUTATION SYSTEM; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 32444448437     PISSN: 09716866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-6866.16806     Document Type: Article

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