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Volume 35, 2011 - Issue 5-6: The International Conference on Hemoglobin Disorders, Kuwait, February 5-7th, 2011 T.H.J. Huisman Memoriam
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PRESENTED AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HEMOGLOBIN DISORDERS, KUWAIT, February 5–7th, 2011

α-Thalassemia Syndromes in the United Arab Emirates

Erol BaysalPathology and Genetics Department, Dubai Genetic and Thalassemia Center, Dubai Health Authority, United Arab EmiratesCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 574-580 | Received 09 Sep 2011, Accepted 09 Sep 2011, Published online: 10 Nov 2011

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