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A new δ chain variant hemoglobin A2-Corfu or α2δ2 116 Arg→Cys (G18), detected by δ-globin gene analysis in a Greek family

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Hemoglobin A2-Corfu or α2δ2116 Arg→Cys (G18) is a new δ chain variant detected in a family of Greek descent by direct sequencing of amplified DNA.

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  1. Istituto di Clinica e Biologia dell'Età Evolutiva, Università Studi Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy

    Georgios Loudianos, Stefania Murru & Antonio Cao

  2. Thalassemia Unit, First Department of Pediatrics, University of Athens, Medical School, “S. Sophie's” Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece

    Emmanuel Kanavakis, Anna Metaxotou-Mavromati, Dimitra Theodoropoulou & Christos Kattamis

  3. Istituto di Ricerca sulle Talassemie ed Anemie Mediterranee CNR, c/o Ospedale Regionale per le Microcitemie, I-09100, Via Jenner, Cagliari, Italy

    Mario Pirastu

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Loudianos, G., Murru, S., Kanavakis, E. et al. A new δ chain variant hemoglobin A2-Corfu or α2δ2 116 Arg→Cys (G18), detected by δ-globin gene analysis in a Greek family. Hum Genet 87, 237–238 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00204193

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