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Review Article| Volume 37, ISSUE 2, P313-325, April 2023

Clinical Classification, Screening, and Diagnosis in Beta-Thalassemia and Hemoglobin E/Beta-Thalassemia

  • Morgan Pines
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    Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine, P-695, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065, USA

    Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, H1117A, New York, NY 10065, USA
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  • Sujit Sheth
    Correspondence
    Corresponding author.
    Affiliations
    Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine, P-695, 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065, USA
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