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Hemoglobin
international journal for hemoglobin research
Volume 31, 2007 - Issue 1
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Further Identification of Hb G-Coushatta [β22(B4)Glu→Ala (GAA→GCA)] in Thailand by the Polymerase Chain Reaction-Single-Strand Conformation Polymorphism Technique and by Amplification Refractory Mutation System-Polymerase Chain Reaction

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Pages 93-99 | Received 24 Aug 2005, Accepted 29 Aug 2006, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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