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Hemoglobin
international journal for hemoglobin research
Volume 37, 2013 - Issue 2
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Original Article

Association in Cis of the Mutations +20 (C>T) in the 5′ Untranslated Region and IVS-II-745 (C>G) on the β-Globin Gene

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Pages 112-118 | Received 25 Jun 2012, Accepted 23 Oct 2012, Published online: 21 Feb 2013

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