Frequency of Positive XmnI Gγ polymorphism and coinheritance of common alpha thalassemia mutations do not show statistically significant difference between thalassemia major and intermedia cases with homozygous IVSII-1 mutation

Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 95-99

  Neishabury, Maryam ^a   Azarkeivan, Azita ^b   Najmabadi, Hossein ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b IRANIAN BLOOD TRANSFUSION ORGANIZATION   (Iran)

^c Kariminejad Najmabadi Pathology and Genetics Center   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alpha thalassemia; Genetic modifiers; Thalassemia intermedia; Thalassemia major; XmnG polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; BETA GLOBIN; GAMMA GLOBIN; GLYCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; INTRON; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; THALASSEMIA; THALASSEMIA INTERMEDIA; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; BETA THALASSEMIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; GENETICS; HOMOZYGOTE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; BETA-GLOBINS; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; GAMMA-GLOBINS; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; IRAN; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; THALASSEMIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75049086192     PISSN: 10799796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2009.10.007     Document Type: Article

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