Molecular mutations and polymorphisms associated with hereditary haemolytic anaemias in local populations
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2016-07-15
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Beeton, Lesley Dawn
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Abstract
Two black South African subjects presenting with hereditary elliptocytosis were investigated and the defect defined as Spol/74, a previously described spectrin variant leading to defective heterodimer self-association and instability of the erythrocyte membrane.
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A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Science, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in fulfilment of requirements for the degree of Master of Science. Johannesburg, 17 May 1994.