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Hemoglobin
international journal for hemoglobin research
Volume 31, 2007 - Issue 1
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A Novel β-Thalassemic Allele Due to a Two Nucleotide Deletion: β76 (−GC)

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Pages 31-37 | Received 26 Jun 2006, Accepted 14 Jul 2006, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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