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Hemoglobin
international journal for hemoglobin research
Volume 39, 2015 - Issue 4
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Elevated Hb A2 Levels in a Patient with a Compound Heterozygosity for the +) −31 (A > G) and (β0) Codon 17 (A > T) Mutations Together with a Single α-Globin Gene

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Pages 292-295 | Received 17 Oct 2014, Accepted 13 Jan 2015, Published online: 01 Jun 2015

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