[Most frequent beta-thalassemia mutations in the Argentinian population].

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[Most frequent beta-thalassemia mutations in the Argentinian population].

Sangre - 1 Apr 1996

Varela V, Abreu S, Rossetti L C, Targovnik H

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PURPOSE: Identification of the beta-thalassemic alleles of higher incidence in our populations. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A total of 10 families (40 subjects) were analyzed. All families consisted of one son affected by beta-thalassaemia major (10 patients) and their parents and brothers (30 subjects...

Topics

Adult
Alleles
Argentina
Base Sequence
Child
Codon
DNA Mutational Analysis
Female
Gene Frequency
Globins
Heterozygote
Humans
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Oligonucleotide Probes
Polymerase Chain Reaction
beta-Thalassemia

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