Sporadic alleles, including a novel mutation, characterize β-thalassemia in ashkenazi jews
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Ariella Oppenheim
Department of Hematology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
Department of Hematology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem 91120, IsraelSearch for more papers by this authorVarda Oron
Department of Hematology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
Search for more papers by this authorDvora Filon
Department of Hematology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
Search for more papers by this authorClare C. Fearon
Center for Medical Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205; Fax: 972-2423-067
Search for more papers by this authorEliezer A. Rachmilewitz
Department of Hematology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
Search for more papers by this authorHaig H. Kazazian Jr.
Center for Medical Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205; Fax: 972-2423-067
Search for more papers by this authorDeborah Rund
Department of Hematology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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Ariella Oppenheim
Department of Hematology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
Department of Hematology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem 91120, IsraelSearch for more papers by this authorVarda Oron
Department of Hematology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
Search for more papers by this authorDvora Filon
Department of Hematology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
Search for more papers by this authorClare C. Fearon
Center for Medical Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205; Fax: 972-2423-067
Search for more papers by this authorEliezer A. Rachmilewitz
Department of Hematology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
Search for more papers by this authorHaig H. Kazazian Jr.
Center for Medical Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205; Fax: 972-2423-067
Search for more papers by this authorDeborah Rund
Department of Hematology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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