Identification of a Novel δ-Globin Gene Mutation in an Iranian Family
✍ Scribed by Amirian, Azam; Jafarinejad, Masoomeh; Kordafshari, Alireza R.; Mosayyebzadeh, Marjan; Karimipoor, Morteza; Zeinali, Sirous
- Book ID
- 120614582
- Publisher
- Informa plc
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 371 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0363-0269
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