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Hb Famagusta—analysis of a novel δ-globin chain variant [HBD:c.60C>A] in four families with diverse globin genotypes

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Acknowledgments

This work was in part funded by the European Union FP7 THALAMOSS project (#306201). The authors thank all study subjects for their participation, Eleni Karitsi for technical assistance, and Coralea Stephanou and Petros Kountouris for critical revision of the manuscript.

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  1. The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, 1683, Cyprus

    Carsten W. Lederer, Eleni Pavlou & Marina Kleanthous

  2. Ministry of Health – Thalassemia Centre, Archbishop Makarios III Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus

    Christiana Makariou, Georgia Hadjilambi, Nicoletta Andreou & Soteroulla Christou

  3. Ministry of Health – Thalassemia Centre, Limassol General Hospital, Limassol, Cyprus

    Michael Hadjigavriel

  4. Ministry of Health – Thalassemia Centre, Paphos General Hospital, Paphos, Cyprus

    Annita Kolnagou

  5. Ministry of Health – Thalassemia Centre, Archbishop Makarios III Hospital, Larnaca, Cyprus

    Maria Sitarou

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Lederer, C.W., Pavlou, E., Makariou, C. et al. Hb Famagusta—analysis of a novel δ-globin chain variant [HBD:c.60C>A] in four families with diverse globin genotypes. Ann Hematol 93, 1625–1627 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-013-1996-6

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