Contribution of β-globin cluster polymorphisms to raise fetal hemoglobin levels in normal adults

Molecular Biology Reports

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 4619-4625

  Jouini, Latifa ^a   Bibi, Amina ^a   Ouali, Faida ^a   Fredj, Sondess Hadj ^a   Ouennich, Fekria ^a   Siala, Hajer ^a   Messaoud, Taieb ^a   Fattoum, Slaheddine ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Globin cluster; HbF; HPFH; Polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN; GENOMIC DNA; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN F;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA GLOBIN GENE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HEREDITARY PERSISTENCE OF FETAL HEMOGLOBIN; HUMAN; INTRON; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; ADOLESCENT; ALLELE; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NUCLEOTIDE MOTIF; PHENOTYPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELES; BETA-GLOBINS; FEMALE; FETAL HEMOGLOBIN; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NUCLEOTIDE MOTIFS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863095089     PISSN: 03014851     EISSN: 15734978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11033-011-1253-9     Document Type: Article

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