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Original Article

Identification of the Linkage of a 1.357 KB β-Globin Gene Deletion and A γ-Globin Gene Triplication in a Chinese Family

Ji-wu Lou Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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Qian Li Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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Xiao-feng Wei Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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Ji-wei Huang Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China
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Xiang-min Xu Department of Medical Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 343-353 | Received 20 Feb 2010, Accepted 29 Mar 2010, Published online: 19 Jul 2010

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