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Hemoglobin
international journal for hemoglobin research
Volume 24, 2000 - Issue 3
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Original Article

Very Mild Pathology in a Case of Hb S/β˚-Thalassemia in Combination with a Homozygosity for the α-Thalassemia 3.7 kb Deletion

J. L. Kerkhoffs Leyenburg Hospital, The Hague, 2545 CH, The Netherlands
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C. L. Harteveld MGC-Department of Human and Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, 2233, AL Leiden, The Netherlands
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P. Wijermans Leyenburg Hospital, The Hague, 2545 CH, The Netherlands
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P. van Delft MGC-Department of Human and Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, 2233, AL Leiden, The Netherlands
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H. L. Haak Leyenburg Hospital, The Hague, 2545 CH, The Netherlands
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L. F. Bernini MGC-Department of Human and Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, 2233, AL Leiden, The Netherlands
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P. C. Giordano MGC-Department of Human and Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, 2233, AL Leiden, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 259-263 | Received 03 Mar 2000, Accepted 12 Apr 2000, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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