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Hemoglobin
international journal for hemoglobin research
Volume 23, 1999 - Issue 4
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Original Article

Characterization of a New Polymorphism, IVS-I-108 (T→C), and a New β-Thalassemia Mutation, -27 (A→T), Discovered in the Course of a Prenatal Diagnosis

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Pages 339-344 | Received 10 May 1999, Accepted 07 Jun 1999, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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