Could the 3′UTR+101G>C Mutation Detected in Two Sibling Cases Be a Mutation Affecting the Clinical Presentation in Thalassemia Patients?

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Unal Atas
Volkan Karakus
Erdal Kurtoglu

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Transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia, β-thalassemia mutations, 3′UTR+101G>C mutation

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