β-Thalassaemia Major in a Spanish Patient due to a Compound Heterozygosity for CD39 C→T/−28 A→C
A Spanish male patient with β-thalassaemia major was studied. Compound heterozygosity was found for one of the most common β-globin gene mutations in the Spanish population (codon 39 C→T) and for a mutation in the TATA box element of the β-globin gene promoter (−28 A→C mutation). To our knowledge th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2009-01-01
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| Series: | Advances in Hematology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/476342 |