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Hemoglobin
international journal for hemoglobin research
Volume 38, 2014 - Issue 2
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Research Article

A New δ Chain Variant, Hb A2-Tunis [δ46(CD5)Gly → Glu; HBD: c.140G>A], Observed in a Tunisian Family in Association with a Compound Heterozygosity for Hb C [β6(A3)Glu → Lys; HBB: c.19G>A] β0-Thalassemia [IVS-I-1 (β143, G>A); HBB: c.92+1G>A]

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Pages 88-90 | Received 08 Jun 2013, Accepted 09 Aug 2013, Published online: 29 Jan 2014

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