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Hemoglobin
international journal for hemoglobin research
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High-Resolution Melting Analysis of the Three Common Nondeletional α-Thalassemia Mutations in the Chinese Population: Hbs Constant Spring, Quong Sze and Westmead

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Pages 587-593 | Received 09 Mar 2010, Accepted 07 Jun 2010, Published online: 15 Nov 2010

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