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international journal for hemoglobin research
Volume 47, 2023 - Issue 3
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Detection of a Rare Mutation in the Initiation Codon of the β-Globin Gene (HBB:C.2T > C; P.Met1Thr)

Rawand Shamoona Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Hawler Medical University, Erbil, Iraq;b Department of Hematology, Nanakali Hospital of Blood Diseases and Cancer, Erbil, Iraq;c Department of Hematology, Thalassemia Care Center, Erbil, Iraq;d Department of Laboratory Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Catholic University in Erbil, Erbil, Iraq;e Genetics Unit, Laboratory Division, PAR Private Hospital, Erbil, IraqCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ahmed Yassinf Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Hawler Medical University, Erbil, Iraq;g Department of Clinical Hematology, Nanakali Hospital of Blood Diseases and Cancer, Erbil, IraqView further author information
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Amir Charkanehe Genetics Unit, Laboratory Division, PAR Private Hospital, Erbil, Iraq;h Department of Biology, University of Guilan, Rasht, IranView further author information
Pages 118-121 | Received 25 May 2023, Accepted 19 Jul 2023, Published online: 28 Jul 2023

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