The spectrum of beta-thalassaemia mutations on the Indian subcontinent: the basis for prenatal diagnosis.

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Published in Br J Haematol on June 01, 1991

Authors

N Y Varawalla1, J M Old, R Sarkar, R Venkatesan, D J Weatherall

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1: Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.

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