MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS OF β-THALASSEMIA
Atanasovska B1, Bozhinovski G1, Chakalova L1, Kocheva S2, Karanfilski O3, Plaseska-Karanfiska D1,*
*Corresponding Author: Professor Dr. Dijana Plaseska-Karanfilska, Research Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology “Georgi D. Efremov”, Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Krste Misirkov 2, Skopje 1000, Republic of Macedonia; Tel: +389(0)2 3235410; Fax: +389 (0)2 3115434; E-mail: dijana@manu.edu.mk
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