Novel large deletions in the human α-globin gene cluster: Clarifying the HS-40 long-range regulatory role in the native chromosome environment

Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 147-153

  Coelho, Andreia ^a   Picanço, Isabel ^a   Seuanes, Filomena ^a   Seixas, Maria Teresa ^a   Faustino, Paula ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

globin gene cluster; thalassemia; HbH; HS 40; Large deletion

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLOBIN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 16P; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEMOGLOBIN H DISEASE; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TELOMERE;

ALPHA-GLOBINS; ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; BINDING SITES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEMOGLOBIN H; HUMANS; MALE; PORTUGAL; REGULATORY ELEMENTS, TRANSCRIPTIONAL; SEQUENCE DELETION;

EID: 77955267950     PISSN: 10799796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2010.05.010     Document Type: Article

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