Molecular characterisation of Haemoglobin Constant Spring and Haemoglobin Quong Sze with a combine-amplification refractory mutation system

Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 23-30

  Wee, Yong Chui ^a   Tan, Kim Lian ^a   Chua, Kek Heng ^a   George, Elizabeth ^b   Tan, Jin Ai Mary Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Combine ARMS; Hb Constant Spring; Hb Quong Sze; Medical sciences

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN CS; HEMOGLOBIN QS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENOTYPE; HEMOGLOBIN H DISEASE; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALAYSIA; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 73449139750     PISSN: 1394195X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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