Association of α globin gene quadruplication and heterozygous β thalassemia in patients with thalassemia intermedia
Ten patients with thalassemia intermedia with variable severity and apparent simple heterozygosis for β0 39 C>T nonsense mutation were submitted to clinical, hematologic and molecular studies. The presence of an unknown molecular defect (silent β-thalassemia) unlinked to the β cluster interacting...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ferrata Storti Foundation
2009-10-01
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| Series: | Haematologica |
| Online Access: | https://haematologica.org/article/view/5382 |