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Hemoglobin
international journal for hemoglobin research
Volume 44, 2020 - Issue 6
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Original Articles

Detection of an α-Globin Fusion Gene Using Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction-Based Multicolor Melting Curve

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Pages 427-431 | Received 21 Jul 2020, Accepted 06 Oct 2020, Published online: 04 Nov 2020

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