The deletion of SOX8 is not associated with ATR-16 in an HbH family from Brazil

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 324-326

  Bezerra, M A C B ^a,b   Araujo, A S ^a   Phylipsen, M ^c   Balak, D ^c   Kimura, E M ^b   Oliveira, D M ^b   Costa, F F ^b   Sonati, M F ^b   Harteveld, C L ^c  

^a Haematology and Haemotherapy Centre of Pernambuco HEMOPE   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ATR 16; HbH; Mental retardation; Multiplex ligation dependent probe amplification; SOX8

Indexed keywords

ATR PROTEIN; HEMOGLOBIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX8;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; BRAZIL; GENE DELETION; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN H DISEASE; HUMAN; LETTER; MONOSOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELOMERE;

ADULT; ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; BRAZIL; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOXE TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 47249109033     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2008.07187.x     Document Type: Letter

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