Molecular analysis of the β-globin gene cluster haplotypes in a Sudanese population with sickle cell anaemia

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 262-266

  Elderdery, A Y ^a,b   Mills, J ^a   Mohamed, B A ^c   Cooper, A J ^a   Mohammed, A O ^b   Eltieb, N ^c   Old, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b University of El Imam El Mahdi   (Sudan)

^c Sudan Medical Specialization Board   (Sudan)

^d JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

globin gene; Haplotype; Population; Sickle cell gene; Sudan

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN S; HEMOGLOBIN BETA CHAIN;

ARTICLE; BENIN; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAMEROON; CATION EXCHANGE; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE CLUSTER; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HAPLOTYPE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SENEGAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SUDAN; BLOOD; GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PATHOLOGY;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BETA-GLOBINS; HAPLOTYPES; HEMOGLOBIN, SICKLE; HUMANS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SUDAN;

EID: 84860247866     PISSN: 17515521     EISSN: 1751553X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-553X.2011.01388.x     Document Type: Article

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