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Hemoglobin
international journal for hemoglobin research
Volume 44, 2020 - Issue 4
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Development of the Next Generation Sequencing-Based Diagnostic Test for β-Thalassemia and its Validation in a Pashtun Family

Bibi Sabihaa Center for Genome Sciences, Rehman Medical College (RMC), Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), PakistanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Syed Adnan Haidera Center for Genome Sciences, Rehman Medical College (RMC), Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), PakistanView further author information
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Hanifullah Jana Center for Genome Sciences, Rehman Medical College (RMC), Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), PakistanView further author information
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Yasar Mehmood Yousafzaib Institute of Basic Medical Sciences (IBMS), Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, KP, PakistanView further author information
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Ome Kalsoom Afridic CECOS-Rehman Medical Institute (RMI), Precision Medicine Laboratory, Peshawar, KP, PakistanView further author information
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Abid Ali Khand Center of Biotechnology and Microbiology (COBAM), University of Peshawar, Peshawar, KP, PakistanView further author information
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Johar Alia Center for Genome Sciences, Rehman Medical College (RMC), Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan;e Executive Development Center, Sukkur Institute of Business Administration (IBA) University, Sukkur, Sindh, PakistanView further author information
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Pages 254-258 | Received 07 Mar 2020, Accepted 22 Jun 2020, Published online: 20 Jul 2020

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