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Hemoglobin
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Review Article

Ten Years of Routine α- and β-Globin Gene Sequencing in UK Hemoglobinopathy Referrals Reveals 60 Novel Mutations

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Pages 75-84 | Received 31 Jul 2015, Accepted 25 Sep 2015, Published online: 04 Dec 2015

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