beta-Thalassemia and hemoglobin types in Argentina: determination of most frequent mutations.

doi:10.1002/(sici)1096-8652(199702)54:2<160::aid-ajh11>3.0.co;2-j

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beta-Thalassemia and hemoglobin types in Argentina: determination of most frequent mutations.

American journal of hematology - 1 Feb 1997

Soria N W, Tulián C L, Plassa F, Roth G A

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In order to know the spectrum of beta-thalassemia alleles and other mutations affecting the beta-globin gene, we analyzed the hemoglobin abnormalities in 24 patients from the Province of Cordoba in Argentina. Molecular screening of samples was performed by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), usi...

Topics

Alleles
Argentina
Gene Frequency
Globins
Hemoglobins
Humans
Mutation
beta-Thalassemia

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