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Hemoglobin
international journal for hemoglobin research
Volume 36, 2012 - Issue 1
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Secondary Mutation (c.94_95delAG) in A −α3.7 Allele Associated with Hb H Disease in Two Unrelated African American Individuals Homozygous for the −α3.7 Deletion (−α3.7/−α3.7T)

Po ZhaoGeorgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
,
Arlene M. Buller-BurckleQuest Diagnostics Nichols Institute, San Juan Capistrano, California, USACorrespondence[email protected]
,
Mei PengQuest Diagnostics Nichols Institute, San Juan Capistrano, California, USA
,
Alison AndersonPinon Perinatal, Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
,
Z. Jenny HanQuest Diagnostics Nichols Institute, Chantilly, Virginia, USA
&
Monica V.E. GallivanQuest Diagnostics Nichols Institute, Chantilly, Virginia, USA
Pages 103-107 | Received 14 Jun 2011, Accepted 28 Jun 2011, Published online: 21 Dec 2011

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