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Codon 24 (TAT>TAG) and Codon 32 (ATG>AGG) (Hb Rotterdam): Two Novel α2 Gene Mutations Associated with Mild α-Thalassemia Found in the Same Family After Newborn Screening

Piero C. Giordano Hemoglobinopathies Laboratory, Department of Human and Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected] www.hbpinfo.com
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Marjon H. Cnossen Department of Pediatric, Oncology and Hematology, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam/Sophia Children's Hospital, The Netherlands
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Annemarie M.S. Joosten Department of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Cees A.M. Jansen Department of Infertility, Reinier de Graafgroep, Diaconessenhuis Voorburg, The Netherlands
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Tineke E. Hakvoort General Practitioner, Maassluis, The Netherlands
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Margreet Bakker-Verweij Hemoglobinopathies Laboratory, Department of Human and Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Sandra G.J. Arkesteijn Hemoglobinopathies Laboratory, Department of Human and Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Peter van Delft Hemoglobinopathies Laboratory, Department of Human and Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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John S. Waye Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Marelle J. Bouva National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Laboratory for Infectious Diseases and Perinatal Screening, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Cornelis L. Harteveld Hemoglobinopathies Laboratory, Department of Human and Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Pages 354-365 | Received 18 Jan 2010, Accepted 20 Feb 2010, Published online: 19 Jul 2010

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