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A phased SNP-based classification of sickle cell anemia HBB haplotypes
BACKGROUND: Sickle cell anemia causes severe complications and premature death. Five common β-globin gene cluster haplotypes are each associated with characteristic fetal hemoglobin (HbF) levels. As HbF is the major modulator of disease severity, classifying patients according to haplotype is useful...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5553663/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28800727 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-017-4013-y |