Molecular characterization of α-thalassemia in the Dohuk region of Iraq

Hemoglobin

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-44

  Al Allawi, Nasir A S ^a   Badi, Ameer I A ^a   Imanian, Hasham ^b   Nikzat, Nooshin ^c   Jubrael, Jaladet M S ^a   Najmabadi, Hossein ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUHOK   (Iraq)

^b Kariminejad Najmabadi Pathology and Genetics Center   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

thalassemia ( thal); MED I; 3.7 ; Dohuk; Hb Adana; Hb Evanston; Iraq

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HEMOGLOBIN H;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CODON; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IRAQ; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MICROCYTOSIS; MOLECULAR HYBRIDIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; ANEMIA, HYPOCHROMIC; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; IRAQ;

EID: 60749102682     PISSN: 03630269     EISSN: 1532432X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630260802626053     Document Type: Article

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