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Correlations with Point Mutations and Severity of Hemolitic Anemias: The Example of Hereditary Persistence of Fetal Hemoglobin with Sickle Cell Anemia and Beta Thalassemia

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Anderson Ferreira da Cunha, Iran Malavazi, Karen Simone Romanello and Cintia do Couto Mascarenhas

Submitted: 20 May 2011 Published: 21 March 2012

DOI: 10.5772/36240

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Point Mutation

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Written By

Anderson Ferreira da Cunha, Iran Malavazi, Karen Simone Romanello and Cintia do Couto Mascarenhas

Submitted: 20 May 2011 Published: 21 March 2012