Molecular diagnosis of hemoglobinopathies and thalassemia

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 608-610

  Kan, Yuet Wai ^a   Chang, Judy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA polymorphism; Restriction endonuclease; Sickle cell anemia

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLOBIN; DNA;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; AMPLIFICATION REFRACTORY MUTATION SYSTEM; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; FETUS BLOOD; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES; HISTORY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; THALASSEMIA;

DNA; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 77954122524     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2479     Document Type: Short Survey

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