Expression of βE and γ-globin genes in infants heterozygous for hemoglobin E and double heterozygous for hemoglobin E and α-thalassemia

Haematologica

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 702-703

  Winichagoon, Pranee ^a   Svasti, Saovaros ^a   Winichagoon, Pattanee ^b   Chitchumroonchokchai, Chureeporn ^b   Fucharoen, Suthat ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Globin gene expression; Hemoglobin E; Hemoglobin F; Neonatal screening; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN; GAMMA GLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A; HEMOGLOBIN A2; HEMOGLOBIN E; HEMOGLOBIN F; GLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN BART'S; HEMOGLOBIN VARIANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; STUDENT T TEST; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; AGE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; FETUS BLOOD; FOLLOW UP; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HEMOGLOBINURIA; HETEROZYGOTE; LETTER; MALE; THAILAND;

AGE FACTORS; ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FETAL HEMOGLOBIN; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLOBINS; HEMOGLOBIN A; HEMOGLOBIN E; HEMOGLOBINS, ABNORMAL; HEMOGLOBINURIA; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; THAILAND;

EID: 34447302633     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3324/haematol.10930     Document Type: Article

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