α-Thalassaemia in Tunisia: some epidemiological and molecular data

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 229-234

  Siala, H ^a   Ouali, F ^a   Messaoud, T ^a   Bibi, A ^a   Fattoum, S ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Hb Bart's; Hb H disease; Molecular defects; Tunisia; thalassaemia

Indexed keywords

EID: 58549121181     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: 00221333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12041-008-0036-0     Document Type: Article

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