Hb Q-Thailand [alpha 74(EF3)Asp-->His]: gene organization, molecular structure, and DNA diagnosis.

doi:10.3109/03630269208993116

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Hb Q-Thailand [alpha 74(EF3)Asp-->His]: gene organization, molecular structure, and DNA diagnosis.

Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 1992

Zeng F Y, Fucharoen S, Huang S Z, Rodgers G P

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Hb Q-Thailand [alpha 74(EF3)Asp-->His] is often found in Thailand, China, and other Southeast Asian countries. The alpha-Q-Thailand gene is strongly linked to an alpha gene deletion and has important implications in the identification and diagnosis of hemoglobinopathies and thalassemias. The alph...

Topics

Base Sequence
DNA
Female
Hemoglobins, Abnormal
Humans
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Molecular Structure
Mutation
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Restriction Mapping
alpha-Thalassemia

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