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Original Article

Evaluation and Comparison of Soluble Transferrin Receptor in Thalassemia Carriers and Iron Deficient Patients

Shohreh KhatamiDepartment of Biochemistry, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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Soghra Rouhi DehnabehDepartment of Biochemistry, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ehsan MostafaviDepartment of Epidemiology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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Neda KamalzadehIslamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran
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Paricheher YaghmaeiIslamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran
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Parinaz SaeediDepartment of Biochemistry, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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Farangis ShariatCentral Pathobiology Laboratory, Tehran, Iran
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Hamideh BagheriyanGenetic Laboratory of Zeinali, Tehran, Iran
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Sirous ZeinaliGenetic Laboratory of Zeinali, Tehran, Iran;Department of Medical Molecular, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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Mohammad Taghi AkbariDepartment of Medical Genetics, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran;Tehran Medical Genetics Laboratory, Tehran, Iran
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Pages 387-395 | Received 23 Apr 2012, Accepted 18 Nov 2012, Published online: 12 Apr 2013

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