Rare occurrence of Hb Lepore-Baltimore in African Americans: Molecular characteristics and variations of Hb Lepores

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 545-548

  McKeown, Sean M ^a   Carmichael, Harris ^a   Markowitz, Rhea Beth ^a   Kutlar, Abdullah ^a   Holley, Leslie ^a   Kutlar, Ferdane ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breakpoints; Hb Lepore Baltimore; Hybrid variations; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Sequencing

Indexed keywords

DNA; HEMOGLOBIN LEPORE BALTIMORE; HEMOGLOBIN VARIANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; HEMOGLOBIN LEPORE BOSTON;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CATION EXCHANGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; FUSION GENE; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GLOBIN GENE; HUMAN; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BASE SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; HEMOGLOBINS, ABNORMAL; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

EID: 67651031533     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00277-008-0631-4     Document Type: Article

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