β-Thalassemia intermedia due to two novel mutations in the promoter region of the β-globin gene

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 346-350

  Agouti, Imane ^a   Bennani, Mohcine ^a   Nezri, Meyer ^b   Levy, Nicolas ^c   Badens, Catherine ^c  

^a ABDELMALEK ESSAADI UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b Centre Hospitalier de Martigues   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

globin mutations; globin promoter; thalassemia intermedia

Indexed keywords

ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE; BETA GLOBIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA GLOBIN GENE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC REGULATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

EID: 40449123352     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: 16000609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2007.01017.x     Document Type: Article

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