Newborn screening for α-thalassaemia by a capillary electrophoresis method

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 159-

  Tang, Hai Shen ^a   Zhou, Jian Ying ^a   Xie, Xing Mei ^a   Li, Dong Zhi ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU MATERNAL AND NEONATAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MUTATION; NEWBORN SCREENING; NOTE;

ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; MUTATION; NEONATAL SCREENING;

EID: 84868142616     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: 14755793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jms.2012.012100     Document Type: Letter

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