Molecular epidemiological survey of haemoglobinopathies in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region of southern China

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 139-148

  Xiong, F ^a   Sun, M ^a   Zhang, X ^b   Cai, R ^c   Zhou, Y ^d   Lou, J ^a   Zeng, L ^b   Sun, Q ^e   Xiao, Q ^d   Shang, X ^a   Wei, X ^b   Zhang, T ^c   Chen, P ^a   Xu, X ^a  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b The 303rd Hospital of PLA   (China)

^c Liuzhou Municipal Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital   (China)

^d Zhuhai Municipal Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital   (China)

^e Rongan Board of Health   (China)

Author keywords

Guangxi zhuang autonomous region; Haemoglobinopathies; Molecular epidemiological survey; Thalassaemia

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN VARIANT;

ADULT; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHINA; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTA THALASSEMIA; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ALLELE; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMOGLOBIN WESTMEAD; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; THALASSEMIA;

ALLELES; BASE SEQUENCE; CHINA; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES; HEMOGLOBINS, ABNORMAL; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PREVALENCE; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 79951677170     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: 13990004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2010.01430.x     Document Type: Article

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