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Hemoglobin
international journal for hemoglobin research
Volume 34, 2010 - Issue 4
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Original Article

Characterization of Three Novel δ Chain Hemoglobin Variants and Two δ-Thalassemia Alleles

Hannes Frischknecht Institute for Medical & Molecular Diagnostics Ltd., Zürich, Switzerland
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Heinz Troxler Division of Clinical Chemistry, Department of Pediatrics, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Fabrizio Dutly Institute for Medical & Molecular Diagnostics Ltd., Zürich, Switzerland
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Lynda Walker Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Betty-Ann Hohenadel Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Barry Eng Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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John S. Waye Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 374-382 | Received 18 Nov 2009, Accepted 05 May 2010, Published online: 19 Jul 2010

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