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Hemoglobin
international journal for hemoglobin research
Volume 25, 2001 - Issue 4
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A MULTI-CENTER STUDY IN ORDER TO FURTHER DEFINE THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF β-THALASSEMIA IN THAILAND, PAKISTAN, SRI LANKA, MAURITIUS, SYRIA, AND INDIA, AND TO DEVELOP A SIMPLE MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC STRATEGY BY AMPLIFICATION REFRACTORY MUTATION SYSTEM-POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION

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Pages 397-407 | Received 03 Mar 2001, Accepted 11 Jun 2001, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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