Recent advances in the molecular understanding of non-transfusion-dependent thalassemia

Blood Reviews

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages S7-

  Galanello, Renzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

HbH disease; Non transfusion dependent thalassemia; Thalassemia; Thalassemia intermedia

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLOBIN; BETA GLOBIN;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; NON TRANSFUSIONAL DEPENDENT THALASSEMIA; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 84861350562     PISSN: 0268960X     EISSN: 15321681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-960X(12)70004-8     Document Type: Article

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