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Original Article

Molecular Study of Deletional and Nondeletional Mutations on the α-Globin Locus in the Azeri Population of Northwestern Iran

Sima M. DerakhshanHaematology and Oncology Research Centre, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; ;Medical Genetic Department, Medical Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; ;Ebne Sina Medical Genetics Laboratory, Specialized and Sub-specialized Outpatient Clinics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Mahmoud S. KhanianiHaematology and Oncology Research Centre, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; ;Medical Genetic Department, Medical Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; ;Ebne Sina Medical Genetics Laboratory, Specialized and Sub-specialized Outpatient Clinics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Fateme AfkhamiMedical Genetic Department, Medical Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran;
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Abbasali H. PourFeiziHaematology and Oncology Research Centre, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 319-322 | Received 09 Mar 2016, Accepted 17 Aug 2016, Published online: 08 Nov 2016

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