Association of a globin gene quadruplication and heterozygous β thalassemia in patients with thalassemia intermedia

Haematologica

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1445-1448

  Sollaino, Maria Carla ^a   Paglietti, Maria Elisabetta ^a   Perseu, Lucia ^b   Giagu, Nicolina ^a   Loi, Daniela ^a   Galanello, Renzo ^a  

^a Osp Regionale per le Microcitemie   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

globin gene quadruplication; MLPA; Silent thalassemia; Thalassemia intermedia

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DUPLICATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLEX LIGATION DEPENDENT PROBE AMPLIFICATION; NONSENSE MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESTRICTION MAPPING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA-GLOBINS; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE;

EID: 70349637640     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: 15928721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2009.005728     Document Type: Article

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