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β-Thalassemia in Turkey

R. Öner Children's Center, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey; Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, 30912-2100, USA
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C. Altay Children's Center, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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A. Gurgey Children's Center, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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M. Aksoy Capa Internal Clinic, Istanbul Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey
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Y. Kilinc Pediatric Hematology Clinic Cukurova Medical Faculty, Adana, Turkey
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T. A. Stoming Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, 30912-2100, USA
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A. L. Reese Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, 30912-2100, USA
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A. Kutlar Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, 30912-2100, USA
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F. Kutlar Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, 30912-2100, USA
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T. H. J. Huisman Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, 30912-2100, USA
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Pages 1-13 | Received 01 Dec 1989, Accepted 18 Jan 1990, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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