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Promoter region sequence differences in the A and G gamma globin genes of Brazilian sickle cell anemia patients.
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas - 1 Aug 2010
Barbosa C G, Goncalves-Santos N J, Souza-Ribeiro S B, Moura-Neto J P, Takahashi D, Silva D O, Hurtado-Guerrero A F, Reis M G, Goncalves M S
Abstract excerpt
Fetal hemoglobin (HbF), encoded by the HBG2 and HBG1 genes, is the best-known genetic modulator of sickle cell anemia, varying dramatically in concentration in the blood of these patients. This variation is partially associated with polymorphisms located in the promoter region of the HBG2 and HBG1 genes. In order to explore known and unknown polymorphisms in these genes, the sequences of their promoter regions...
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