Hb Sallanches [α104(G11)Cys→Tyr, TGC>TAC] occurs frequently on the Indian subcontinent

Hemoglobin

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 486-491

  Roy, Papai ^a   Bhattacharya, Gargi ^a   Banerjee, Debasish ^b   Chandra, Sarmila ^b   Ghosh, Malay ^c   Choudhuri, Utpal ^c   Das, Manikanchan ^b   Dasgupta, Uma B ^a  

^a Department of Biophysics Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics ^*  (India)

^b Park Clinic   (India)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Thalassemia ( thal); Diagnosis; Hb Sallanches; India; Polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR RFLP)

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 GLOBIN; ALPHA 2 GLOBIN; ALPHA GLOBIN; CYSTEINE; HEMOGLOBIN; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; HEMOGLOBIN SALLANCHES; HEMOGLOBIN VARIANT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SCHOOL CHILD; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; INCIDENCE; INDIA;

ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; GENE FREQUENCY; HEMOGLOBINS, ABNORMAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; PHENOTYPE; POINT MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH;

EID: 72049120151     PISSN: 03630269     EISSN: 1532432X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03630260903336164     Document Type: Article

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