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Unusual β-Globin Haplotype Distribution in Newborns from Bengo, Angola

Eliana BorgesFaculdade de Ciências de Universidade do Porto, (FCUP), Porto, Portugal; ;Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular de Universidade do Porto (IPATIMUP), Porto, Portugal; ;i3S, Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal; View further author information
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Chissengo TchonhiCentro de Investigação em Saúde de Angola (CISA), Caxito, Bengo, Angola; ;Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Agostinho Neto, Luanda, Angola; View further author information
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Cátia S.B. CoutoFaculdade de Ciências de Universidade do Porto, (FCUP), Porto, Portugal; ;Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular de Universidade do Porto (IPATIMUP), Porto, Portugal; ;i3S, Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal; View further author information
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Verónica GomesInstituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular de Universidade do Porto (IPATIMUP), Porto, Portugal; ;i3S, Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-2815-6376View further author information
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António AmorimFaculdade de Ciências de Universidade do Porto, (FCUP), Porto, Portugal; ;Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular de Universidade do Porto (IPATIMUP), Porto, Portugal; ;i3S, Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-7518-6247View further author information
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Maria João PrataFaculdade de Ciências de Universidade do Porto, (FCUP), Porto, Portugal; ;Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular de Universidade do Porto (IPATIMUP), Porto, Portugal; ;i3S, Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-0583-1028View further author information
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Miguel BritoCentro de Investigação em Saúde de Angola (CISA), Caxito, Bengo, Angola; ;Centro de Investigação em Saúde e Tecnologia (H&TRC), Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisboa, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 149-154 | Received 07 Jun 2019, Accepted 26 Jun 2019, Published online: 08 Aug 2019

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