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

The Second Case of Dominant β-Thalassemia Induced by the Codon 127 (CAG→TAG) Described as a De Novo Mutation in a Dutch Boy

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Pages 389-393 | Received 15 Mar 1999, Accepted 18 May 1999, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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