Influence of Gγ -158 C→T and β- (AT) x(T)y globin gene polymorphisms on HbF levels in Italian β-thalassemia carriers and wild-type subjects

Haematologica

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1275-1276

  Guida, Valentina ^a   Cappabianca, Mara Pia ^b   Colosimo, Alessia ^a,d   Rafanelli, Francesca ^c   Amato, Antonio ^b   Dallapiccola, Bruno ^a,c  

^a CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b ANMI Onlus Centro Studi Microcitemie   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

thalassemia; 158 polymorphism; HbE 540 polymorphism

Indexed keywords

GLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN F;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROGENY; WILD TYPE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; LETTER; PROMOTER REGION;

BETA-THALASSEMIA; FETAL HEMOGLOBIN; GLOBINS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; ITALY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

EID: 33748766345     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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