Hb Filottrano [codon 120 (–A)]: A Novel Frameshift Mutation in Exon 3 of the β-Globin Gene Causing Dominantly Inherited β-Thalassemia Intermedia
✍ Scribed by Amato, Antonio; Cappabianca, Maria Pia; Perri, Maria; Zaghis, Ivo; Mastropietro, Fabrizio; Ponzini, Donatella; Di Biagio, Paola; Piscitelli, Roberta
- Book ID
- 115527297
- Publisher
- Informa plc
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 374 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0363-0269
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