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A novel mutation of −50 (G→A) in the direct repeat element of the β-globin gene identified in a patient with severe β-thalassemia

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  1. Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Maternal & Neonatal Hospital, Guangzhou Women & Children Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical College, Renminzhong Road 402, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510180, China

    Dong-Zhi Li, Can Liao, Xing-Mei Xie & Jian-Ying Zhou

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Li, DZ., Liao, C., Xie, XM. et al. A novel mutation of −50 (G→A) in the direct repeat element of the β-globin gene identified in a patient with severe β-thalassemia. Ann Hematol 88, 1149–1150 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-009-0732-8

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