Molecular diversity of hemoglobin H disease in India

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 491-494

  Nadkarni, Anita H ^a   Nair, Sona B ^a   Italia, Khushnooma Y ^a   Warang, Prashant ^a   Dalvi, Madhura ^a   Ghosh, Kanjaksha ^a   Colah, Roshan B ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

thalassemia; Hemoglobin H disease; India

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN H;

ADULT; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HEMOGLOBIN H DISEASE; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADULT; ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 77949377437     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCP70ORBRURVSJM     Document Type: Article

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