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Hemoglobin
international journal for hemoglobin research
Volume 34, 2010 - Issue 1
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Characterization of a Novel Deletion Causing β-Thalassemia Major in an Afghan Family

Alice E. Gallienne National Haemoglobinopathy Reference Laboratory, Molecular Haematology, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals National Health Service Trust, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK
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Nicola M. Iberson National Haemoglobinopathy Reference Laboratory, Molecular Haematology, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals National Health Service Trust, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK
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Hélène M. Dréau National Haemoglobinopathy Reference Laboratory, Molecular Haematology, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals National Health Service Trust, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK
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Helen Jackson Newtown Health Clinic, Southampton, Hampshire, UK
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Patricia A. Bignell National Haemoglobinopathy Reference Laboratory, Molecular Haematology, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals National Health Service Trust, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK
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John M. Old National Haemoglobinopathy Reference Laboratory, Molecular Haematology, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals National Health Service Trust, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Anna Schuh National Haemoglobinopathy Reference Laboratory, Molecular Haematology, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals National Health Service Trust, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK
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Shirley J. Henderson National Haemoglobinopathy Reference Laboratory, Molecular Haematology, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals National Health Service Trust, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK
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Pages 110-114 | Received 24 Jul 2009, Accepted 13 Sep 2009, Published online: 01 Feb 2010

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