β-thalassaemia-87 C → G: Relationship of the Hb F modulation and polymorphisms in compound heterozygous patients

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 743-749

  De Angioletti, Maria ^a   Lacerra, Giuseppina ^a   Pagano, Leonilde ^b   Alessi, Mario ^c   D'Avino, Rossana ^d   Manca, Laura ^e   Carestia, Clementina ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND BIOPHYSICS ADRIANO BUZZATI TRAVERSO   (Italy)

^b CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Ospedale S Vincenzo   (Italy)

^d INSTITUTE OF PROTEIN BIOCHEMISTRY   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

beta 87 C G; Fetal haemoglobin modulation; Polymorphic microsatellite; Polymorphic sequence variations; Thalassaemia intermedia

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN F;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; FEMALE; FETAL HEMOGLOBIN; GLOBINS; GREECE; HAPLOTYPES; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SICILY; THALASSEMIA; TURKEY;

EID: 4544244018     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2004.05089.x     Document Type: Article

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