MOLECULAR GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF
b-THALASSEMIA AND SICKLE CELL SYNDROME
IN THE ALBANIAN POPULATION
Babameto-Laku A1,*, Mitre A2, Berisha S2, Mokini V1, Roko D1
*Corresponding Author: Anila Babameto-Laku, University Hospital Center “Mother Teresa”, Faculty of Medicine,
Service of Medical Genetics, Rruga Dibres, 307, Tirana, Albania; Tel.: +68-20-94-170; Fax: +355-4-227-2782;
E-mail: laku62@yahoo.com
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