The clinical significance of the spectrum of interactions of CAP+1 (A→C), a silent β-globin gene mutation, with other β-thalassemia mutations and globin gene modifiers in north Indians

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 417-421

  Garewal, Gurjeewan ^a   Das, Reena ^a   Awasthi, Anshu ^a   Ahluwalia, Jasmina ^a   Marwaha, Ram Kumar ^a  

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

Author keywords

Asian Indians; CAP+1 (A C); Genotype; Phenotype; Silent mutation

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN;

ALLELE; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GLOBIN GENE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INDIA; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENINE; ADOLESCENT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYTOSINE; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GLOBINS; HEMOGLOBIN A2; HETEROZYGOTE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 35048865291     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: 16000609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2007.00958.x     Document Type: Article

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