Factors regulating Hb F synthesis in thalassemic diseases
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Factors regulating Hb F synthesis in thalassemic diseases
BACKGROUND: The thalassemic syndromes originate from mutations of the globin genes that cause, besides the characteristic clinical picture, also an increased Hb F amount. It is not yet clear if there are more factors, besides the beta globin genotype, determining the Hb F production. We have tried to find out if there are relations between total Hb and Hb F, between erythropoietin (Epo) and Hb ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Hematology
سال: 2002
ISSN: 2052-1839
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2326-2-2