Genotype-phenotype correlation of β-thalassemia spectrum of mutations in an Indian population

Hematology Reports

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 24-27

  Sahu, Praveen Kishore ^a,b   Pati, Sudhanshu Shekhar ^a   Mishra, Saroj Kanti ^a  

^a ISPAT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

Author keywords

Genotype phenotype correlation; HbS; IVS 1.5 associated genotypes; Malaria; thalassemia mutations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911462533     PISSN: 20388322     EISSN: 20388330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/hr.2012.e9     Document Type: Article

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