Mutational spectrum of thalassemias in India [1]

Indian Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 36-37

  Panigrahi, Inusha ^a   Marwaha, R K ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; BETA THALASSEMIA; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; DELETION MUTANT; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; INDIA; LETTER; PHENOTYPE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 34247855011     PISSN: 09716866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-6866.32034     Document Type: Letter

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