Molecular diagnostics of β-thalassemia

Balkan Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL., 2012, Pages 61-65

  Atanasovska, B ^a   Bozhinovski, G ^a   Chakalova, L ^a   Kocheva, S ^b   Karanfilski, O ^b   Plaseska Karanfiska, D ^a  

^a MACEDONIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND ARTS   (Macedonia)

^b SS CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY OF SKOPJE   (Macedonia)

Author keywords

Hb Lepore; Hemoglobinopathy; Olecular diagnostics; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

BETA THALASSEMIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 84879618837     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13110160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10034-012-0021-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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