First identification of a point mutation at position -83 (G>A) of the β-globin gene promoter

Hemoglobin

Volumn 33, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 274-278

  Cadet, Estelle ^a   Foulon, Karine ^a   Claisse, Jean François ^b   Rochette, Jacques ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PICARDIE JULES VERNE   (France)

^b AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Hb A2; Globin mutation; Globin promoter; Thalassemia ( thal)

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN; GENOMIC DNA; HEMOGLOBIN A2;

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DNA SEQUENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; GABON; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MICROCYTIC ANEMIA; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION;

EID: 68849129028     PISSN: 03630269     EISSN: 1532432X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630260903081323     Document Type: Article

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