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Hemoglobin
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Volume 35, 2011 - Issue 1
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Short Communication

Characterization of the 5′ and 3′ Breakpoints of the Spanish (δβ)0-Thalassemia Deletion in Mexican Patients

Luis F. Guzmán Doctorado en Genética Humana, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México 44340; Laboratorio de Bioquímica II, División de Genética, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México 44340
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Francisco J. Perea Doctorado en Genética Humana, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México 44340; Laboratorio de Bioquímica II, División de Genética, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México 44340
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Karina R. Morales-González Doctorado en Genética Humana, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México 44340; Laboratorio de Bioquímica II, División de Genética, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México 44340
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Josefina Y. Sánchez-López Doctorado en Genética Humana, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México 44340; Laboratorio de Bioquímica II, División de Genética, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México 44340
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Eduardo I. de la Cruz Doctorado en Genética Humana, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México 44340; Laboratorio de Bioquímica II, División de Genética, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México 44340
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M. Luz Chávez-Velasco Doctorado en Genética Humana, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México 44340
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C. Bertha Ibarra Doctorado en Genética Humana, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México 44340; Laboratorio de Bioquímica II, División de Genética, Centro de Investigación Biomédica de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México 44340Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 80-83 | Received 19 Jul 2010, Accepted 04 Nov 2010, Published online: 20 Jan 2011

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