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international journal for hemoglobin research
Volume 40, 2016 - Issue 5
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Mutation in a Highly Conserved COOH-Terminal Residue of Krüppel-Like Factor 1 Associated with Elevated Hb F in a Compound Heterozygous β-Thalassemia Patient with a Nontransfusion-Dependent Thalassemia Phenotype

Patrick G. GallagherDepartment of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; ;Departments of Pathology and Genetics, University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Yelena MaksimovaDepartment of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA;
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Vincent P. SchulzDepartment of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA;
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Bernard G. ForgetDepartment of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Pages 361-364 | Received 29 Apr 2016, Accepted 17 Jun 2016, Published online: 22 Sep 2016

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