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Characterization of a Rare Single α-Globin Gene Deletion in a Chinese Woman with Hb H Disease

Barry Eng Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Robert Walsh Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Lynda Walker Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Margie Patterson Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Dr. John S. Waye Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 297-299 | Received 10 Jun 2005, Accepted 11 Jul 2005, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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Wanrong Pang, Ju Long, Xunjin Weng, Qiongying Fan, Lei Sun, Zhijian Pan & Zuqian Fan. (2018) Identification of Three Types of α-Thalassemia Deletion, –α21.9, –α2.4, and – –THAI, and Their Frequencies, in One Family in the Population of Southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People’s Republic of China. Hemoglobin 42:1, pages 37-42.
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