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Original Article

α-Thalassemia Mutations in Two Provinces of Southern Iran: FARS & Kohkeloye and Bouyer Ahmad

Faramarzi HosseinDepartment of Non Communicable Diseases, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
,
Rastegar MohsenDepartment of Non Communicable Diseases (Genetics), Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Moghadami MohsenVice Chancellor of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
&
Mohammad TaheriDiagnostic Laboratory Sciences and Technology Research Center, Paramedical School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Pages 139-143 | Received 29 Aug 2011, Accepted 07 Nov 2011, Published online: 08 Mar 2012

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