The β-globin gene haplotypes associated with Hb D-Los Angeles [β121(GH4)Glu→Gln] in Western Iran

Hemoglobin

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-44

  Rahimi, Zohreh ^a   Akramipour, Reza ^b   Nagel, Ronald L ^c   Ahmadi, Ali S ^b   Merat, Ahmad ^d   Bahrehmand, Fariborz ^a  

^a KERMANSHAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KERMANSHAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Haplotype; Hb D Los Angeles; Iran

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; HEMOGLOBIN BETA CHAIN; HEMOGLOBIN D PUNJAB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHROMOSOME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA; FEMALE; GLOBINS; HAPLOTYPES; HEMOGLOBINS, ABNORMAL; HUMANS; INFANT; IRAN; MALE; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 33645087366     PISSN: 03630269     EISSN: 1532432X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630260500454105     Document Type: Article

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