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Research Article

Type and frequency of hemoglobinopathies, diagnosed in the area of Karachi, in Pakistan

Shaista ShabbirDepartment of Pathology, National Institute of Blood Disease & Bone Marrow Transplant, KarachiPakistanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Muhammad NadeemDepartment of Pathology, National Institute of Blood Disease & Bone Marrow Transplant, KarachiPakistanView further author information
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Abdul SattarDepartment of Pathology, National Institute of Blood Disease & Bone Marrow Transplant, KarachiPakistanView further author information
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Iffat AraDepartment of Pathology, National Institute of Blood Disease & Bone Marrow Transplant, KarachiPakistanView further author information
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Saqib AnsariDepartment of Pathology, National Institute of Blood Disease & Bone Marrow Transplant, KarachiPakistanView further author information
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Tassneem FarzanaDepartment of Pathology, National Institute of Blood Disease & Bone Marrow Transplant, KarachiPakistanView further author information
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Mehwish TajDepartment of Pathology, National Institute of Blood Disease & Bone Marrow Transplant, KarachiPakistanView further author information
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Munira BorhanyDepartment of Pathology, National Institute of Blood Disease & Bone Marrow Transplant, KarachiPakistanView further author information
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Saima ManzirDepartment of Pathology, National Institute of Blood Disease & Bone Marrow Transplant, KarachiPakistanView further author information
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Uzma ZaidiDepartment of Pathology, National Institute of Blood Disease & Bone Marrow Transplant, KarachiPakistanView further author information
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Jawad HassanDepartment of Pathology, National Institute of Blood Disease & Bone Marrow Transplant, KarachiPakistanView further author information
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Arshi NazDepartment of Pathology, National Institute of Blood Disease & Bone Marrow Transplant, KarachiPakistanView further author information
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Tahir ShamsiDepartment of Pathology, National Institute of Blood Disease & Bone Marrow Transplant, KarachiPakistanView further author information
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Udo Schumacher University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, GermanyView further author information
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Article: 1188875 | Received 09 Mar 2016, Accepted 09 May 2016, Published online: 01 Jun 2016

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