The frequency of β-globin gene haplotypes, α-thalassemia and genetic polymorphisms of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase, factor V leiden and prothrombin genes in children with sickle cell disease in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;Frequência dos haplótipos da globina beta, da talassemia alfa e dos polimorfismos genéticos dos genes da metilenotetrahidrofolato redutase, do fator v leiden e da protrombina em crianças com doença falciforme no rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 76-78

  Filho, Isaac L Silva ^a   Ribeiro, Georgina S ^b   Pimenta Bueno, Leíse M ^c   Serpa, Maria José A ^a  

^a Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz   (Brazil)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c Laboratório de Hemoglobinopatias   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blood coagulation; Factor V leiden; Hemoglobinopathies; Prothrombin; Sickle cell disease; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952760286     PISSN: 15168484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-84842010000100017     Document Type: Letter

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