Coinheritance of sickle cell anemia and α-thalassemia delays disease onset and could improve survival in Cameroonian's patients (Sub-Saharan Africa).

Am J Hematol

Division of Human Genetics, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town (UCT), Cape Town, Republic of South Africa.

Published: June 2014

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