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Hemoglobin
international journal for hemoglobin research
Volume 43, 2019 - Issue 1
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Short Communication

First Report on the Coinheritance of α-Thalassemia and a Rare β-Thalassemia Compound Heterozygosity for the IVS-I-I(G>A)/IVS-II-705(T>G) Mutations in a Syrian Family

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Pages 66-68 | Received 06 Sep 2018, Accepted 26 Jan 2019, Published online: 07 Mar 2019

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