Discovering the genetics underlying foetal haemoglobin production in adults

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 455-467

  Thein, Swee Lay ^a,b,c   Menzel, Stephan ^b  

^a James Black Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genome wide association studies; Heterocellular hereditary persistence of foetal haemoglobin; Quantitative trait; Quantitative trait loci

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN F;

CHROMOSOME 11; CHROMOSOME 2; CHROMOSOME 6Q; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REVIEW; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BETA-THALASSEMIA; FETAL HEMOGLOBIN; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

EID: 65349107708     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2009.07650.x     Document Type: Review

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