Frequency and spectrum of hemoglobinopathy mutations in a Uruguayan pediatric population

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 316-322

  Da Luz, Julio ^a   Ávila, Amalia ^a   Icasuriaga, Sandra ^b   Gongóra, María ^b   Castillo, Luis ^b   Serrón, Alejandra ^a   Kimura, Elza Miyuki ^c   Costa, Fernando Ferreira ^c   Sans, Mónica ^a   Sonati, Maria de Fátima ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b Centro Hospitalario Pereira Rosell Bouar   (Uruguay)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alpha globin; Beta globin; Hemoglobinopathies; Uruguayan population

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A; HEMOGLOBIN S;

ADOLESCENT; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; BETA THALASSEMIA; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROCYTE PARAMETERS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HBB GENE; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MICROCYTIC ANEMIA; NEGRO; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RED CELL DISTRIBUTION WIDTH; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; URUGUAY;

EID: 84883288851     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572013005000027     Document Type: Review

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