Hb Lepore-Leiden: A new δ/β rearrangement associated with a β-thalassemia minor phenotype

Hemoglobin

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 446-453

  Harteveld, Cornelis L ^a   Wijermans, Pierre W ^b   Arkesteijn, Sandra G J ^a   Van Delft, Peter ^a   Kerkhoffs, Jean Louis ^b   Giordano, Piero C ^a,c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEYENBURG HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c Center for Human and Clinical Genetics   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hb Lepore; Hemoglobinopathy; Prevention

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN LEPORE LEIDEN; HEMOGLOBIN VARIANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSSING OVER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSERYTHROPOIESIS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GLOBIN GENE; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; THALASSEMIA MINOR; YUGOSLAVIA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-THALASSEMIA; HEMOGLOBIN A2; HEMOGLOBINS, ABNORMAL; HUMANS; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54249167901     PISSN: 03630269     EISSN: 1532432X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630260802173429     Document Type: Article

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