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Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 938301, 7 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/938301
Research Article

Haplotype Map of Sickle Cell Anemia in Tunisia

Imen Moumni,1 Maha Ben Mustapha,1 Sarra Sassi,1 Amine Zorai,1 Ikbel Ben Mansour,1 Kais Douzi,1 Dorra Chouachi,1 Fethi Mellouli,2 Mohamed Bejaoui,2 and Salem Abbes1

1Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Hematology, Pasteur Institute of Tunis, El Belvedere, 1002 Tunis, Tunisia
2Service d’Immuno-Hématologie Pédiatrique, Centre National de Greffe de Moelle Osseuse, Tunis, Tunisia

Received 18 February 2014; Accepted 11 June 2014; Published 2 July 2014

Academic Editor: Olav Lapaire

Copyright © 2014 Imen Moumni et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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