Molecular basis of β-thalassemia in the western province of Saudi Arabia: Identification of rare β-thalassemia mutations

Hemoglobin

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 346-357

  Abuzenadah, Adel M ^a   Hussein, Ibtessam M Ramzi ^a   Damanhouri, Ghazi A ^b   A Sayes, Faten M ^b   Gari, Mamdouh A ^a   Chaudhary, Adeel G ^a   Zaher, Galila F ^b   Al Attas, Asma'a ^a   Al Qahtani, Mohammad H ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING ABDUL AZIZ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Thalassemia ( thal); Direct DNA sequencing; Polymerase chain reaction amplification refractory mutation system (PCR ARMS); Spectrum of thalassemia mutations

Indexed keywords

DNA; HEMOGLOBIN S;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CHINESE; CODON; DNA SEQUENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDIAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUTATION RATE; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION AMPLIFICATION REFRACTORY MUTATION SYSTEM; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELES; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-GLOBINS; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; MUTATION; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAUDI ARABIA; SEQUENCE DELETION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960995825     PISSN: 03630269     EISSN: 1532432X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03630269.2011.588508     Document Type: Article

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