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The 4-bp deletion (-AAAC) in the 5′ untranslated region of the β-globin gene: a simple polymorphism?

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    Dong-Zhi Li, Can Liao, Jian Li, Xing-Mei Xie & Hui-Zhu Zhong

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Li, DZ., Liao, C., Li, J. et al. The 4-bp deletion (-AAAC) in the 5′ untranslated region of the β-globin gene: a simple polymorphism?. Ann Hematol 88, 709–710 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-008-0651-0

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