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Original Article

The Spectrum of β-Thalassemia Mutations in Kermanshah Province in West Iran and its Association with Hematological Parameters

Masomeh MehrabiMedical Genetics Laboratory, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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Reza AlibakhshiMedical Genetics Laboratory, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran;Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, IranCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Soheila FathollahiMedical Genetics Laboratory, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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Mohammad Reza FarshchiMedical Genetics Laboratory, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
Pages 544-552 | Received 23 Nov 2012, Accepted 13 Mar 2013, Published online: 05 Aug 2013

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