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international journal for hemoglobin research
Volume 28, 2004 - Issue 1
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Original Article

The β‐Thalassemia Mutation/Haplotype Distribution in the Moroccan Population

Wafaâ Lemsaddek Laboratório de Genética Molecular, Secção Autónoma de Biotecnologia, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829‐516, Caparica, Portugal
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Isabel Picanço Laboratório de Hematologia, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lisboa, Portugal
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Filomena Seuanes Laboratório de Hematologia, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lisboa, Portugal
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Paulo Nogueira Observatório Nacional de Saúde, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lisboa, Portugal
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Lahoucine Mahmal Service Hémato‐Oncologie, Hôpital 20 Août CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco
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Saâd Benchekroun Service Hémato‐Oncologie, Hôpital 20 Août CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco
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Mohammed Khattab Service Hémato‐Oncologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital d'Enfants, CHU 10102, Rabat, Morocco
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Leonor Osório‐Almeida Laboratório de Genética Molecular, Secção Autónoma de Biotecnologia, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829‐516, Caparica, Portugal
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Pages 25-37 | Received 08 Aug 2003, Accepted 15 Oct 2003, Published online: 24 Aug 2009

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