Haemoglobin and the Inherited Disorders of Globin Synthesis

Postgraduate Haematology: Fifth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 85-103

  Weatherall, David J ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fetal haemoglobin; Globin genes; Haemoglobin; Heterozygous b thalassaemia; Thalassaemias

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953425245     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470987056.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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