Novel and Mediterranean β thalassemia mutations in the indigenous Northern Ireland population

Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 265-268

  Knott, M ^a   Ramadan, K M A ^a   Savage, G ^b   Jones, F G C ^a   El Agnaf, M ^c   McMullin, M F ^d   Percy, M J ^a  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

thalassemia; thalassemia trait; +IVS I 110 (G A); 039 (C T); 0IVS II 850 (G A)

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HAPLOTYPE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; START CODON; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GLOBINS; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; NORTHERN IRELAND; POINT MUTATION; POPULATION GROUPS;

EID: 33645275494     PISSN: 10799796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2005.12.005     Document Type: Article

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