Coinheritance of the different copy numbers of α-globin gene modifies severity of β-thalassemia/Hb E disease

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 375-379

  Sripichai, Orapan ^a,b   Munkongdee, Thongperm ^a   Kumkhaek, Chutima ^a   Svasti, Saovaros ^a,b   Winichagoon, Pranee ^a   Fucharoen, Suthat ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Globingene triplication; Thalassemia; Thalassemia; HbE

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLENECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOTYPE; GLOBINS; HEMOGLOBIN E; HUMANS; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 41549140910     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00277-007-0407-2     Document Type: Article

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