Hematological features and molecular lesions of hemoglobin gene disorders in Taiwanese patients

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 32, Issue 1 PART.2, 2010, Pages 1-7

  Lin, H J ^a   Shih, M C ^a   Peng, C T ^a,b   Liu, T C ^c   Chen, K W ^a   Shih, H C ^a,d   Chang, J G ^c  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hematological feature; Hemoglobin disorder; Hemoglobin gene; Molecular lesion; Taiwanese; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN E; HEMOGLOBIN VARIANT;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN; THALASSEMIA;

ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; BETA-THALASSEMIA; GENE DELETION; GENETIC VARIATION; HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES; HUMANS; TAIWAN;

EID: 77449091494     PISSN: 17515521     EISSN: 1751553X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-553X.2008.01095.x     Document Type: Article

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