Phenotypic expression of Hb F in common high Hb F determinants in Thailand: Roles of α-thalassemia, 5' δ-globin BCL11A binding region and 3' β-globin enhancer

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 73-79

  Prakobkaew, Nattaphol ^a   Fucharoen, Supan ^a   Fuchareon, Goonnapa ^a   Siriratmanawong, Nirut ^b  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Regional Health Promotion Center   (Thailand)

Author keywords

thalassemia; BCL11A binding region; Denaturing high performance liquid chromatography; Hb F expression; Hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin

Indexed keywords

DNA; HEMOGLOBIN A; HEMOGLOBIN A2; HEMOGLOBIN BETA CHAIN; HEMOGLOBIN DELTA CHAIN; HEMOGLOBIN E; HEMOGLOBIN F;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHINESE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DELTA THALASSEMIA; DENATURING HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; DNA DETERMINATION; ENHANCER REGION; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; THAILAND;

BCL11A BINDING REGION; DENATURING HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HB F EXPRESSION; HEREDITARY PERSISTENCE OF FETAL HEMOGLOBIN; ΔΒ-THALASSEMIA;

ADULT; ALPHA-GLOBINS; ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; BETA-GLOBINS; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BINDING SITES; CARRIER PROTEINS; DELTA-GLOBINS; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; FETAL HEMOGLOBIN; GENE ORDER; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN BINDING; THAILAND;

EID: 84890229005     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: 16000609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ejh.12201     Document Type: Article

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