Occurrence of common and rare δ-globin gene defects in two multiethnic populations: Thirteen new mutations and the significance of δ-globin gene defects in β-thalassemia diagnostics

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-91

  Phylipsen, M ^a   Gallivan, M V E ^b   Arkesteijn, S G J ^a   Harteveld, C L ^a   Giordano, P C ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b QUEST DIAGNOSTICS NICHOLS INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abnormal hemoglobins; Delta genes; HbA 2; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

DELTA GLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A2; HEMOGLOBIN VARIANT;

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTA THALASSEMIA; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

BETA-THALASSEMIA; COHORT STUDIES; DELTA-GLOBINS; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; MUTATION; NETHERLANDS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78651083979     PISSN: 17515521     EISSN: 1751553X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-553X.2010.01255.x     Document Type: Article

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