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A Novel εγδβ-Thalassemia Deletion Associated with Severe Anemia at Birth and a β-Thalassemia Intermedia Phenotype Later in Life in Three Generations of a Greek Family

Alexandros Makisa Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ioannis Georgioub Genetics and In Vitro Fertilization Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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Jan Traeger-Synodinosc Laboratory of Medical Genetics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GreeceORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1860-5628
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Maria Rosaria Storinod Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, CEINGE, Advanced Biotechnologies, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Mariarosaria Giulianod Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, CEINGE, Advanced Biotechnologies, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Immacolata Andolfod Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, CEINGE, Advanced Biotechnologies, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Eleftheria Hatzimichaele Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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Nikolaos Chaliasosa Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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Vasileios Giaprosf Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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Paola Izzod Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, CEINGE, Advanced Biotechnologies, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Achille Iolascond Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, CEINGE, Advanced Biotechnologies, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Michela Grossod Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, CEINGE, Advanced Biotechnologies, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Pages 351-354 | Received 07 Aug 2019, Accepted 09 Nov 2019, Published online: 12 Dec 2019

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