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Hemoglobin variants, hematological parameters and β-globin gene cluster haplotypes in an isolated Amerindian group from the Orinoco River Delta

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Pages 250-255 | Received 14 Feb 2006, Accepted 20 Dec 2007, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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