Annotation error of a common β°-thalassemia mutation (619 bp-deletion) has implications for molecular diagnosis

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 978-978

  Pritchard, Colin C ^a   Tait, Jonathan F ^a   Buller Burckle, Arlene M ^b   Mikula, Mario ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b QUEST DIAGNOSTICS NICHOLS INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ADULT; BETA THALASSEMIA; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; LETTER; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; DATABASES, NUCLEIC ACID; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE ANNOTATION; SEQUENCE DELETION;

EID: 78649497607     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21875     Document Type: Letter

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