Microcytic hypochromic anemia patients with thalassemia : GGGGenotyping approach

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 101-108

  Rahim, Fakher ^a  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alpha gene deletions; Beta gene mutations; Evaluation of anemia; Microcytic hypochromic anemia

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLOBIN; BETA GLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IRAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MICROCYTOSIS; RELIABILITY; THALASSEMIA;

ALPHA-GLOBINS; ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; ANEMIA, HYPOCHROMIC; BETA-GLOBINS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MUTATION;

EID: 64749093776     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: 19983654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.49286     Document Type: Article

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