Detection of New Deletions in a Group of Italian Patients with Hemophilia A by Multiplex Ligation-Dependent Probe Amplification

Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 573-576

  Santacroce, Rosa ^a   Longo, Vittoria ^a   Bafunno, Valeria ^a   Sessa, Francesco ^a   Chetta, Massimiliano ^a   Sarno, Michelina ^a   Bukvic, Nenad ^a   D'andrea, Giovanna ^a   Tomaiuolo, Michela ^b   Margaglione, Maurizio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; HEMOPHILIA A; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; ITALY; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION;

FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HEMOPHILIA A; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; ITALY; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 74049125006     PISSN: 19450265     EISSN: 19450257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2009.0015     Document Type: Article

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