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Influences of genetic variation on fetal hemoglobin.
Pediatric hematology and oncology - 1 Nov 2011
He Yunyan, Lin Weixiong, Luo Jianming
Abstract excerpt
Fetal hemoglobin (HbF) plays a dominant role in ameliorating morbidity and mortality of hemoglobinopathies. The authors performed a replicated study following the genome-wide association study (GWAS) guidelines to identify the genetic mechanics that influence HbF. The authors recruited and phenotyped 312 unrelated β-thalassemia subjects. Single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis was performed by using...
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