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. 1973 Sep;25(5):548–563.

Hemoglobin Kenya, the product of a gamma-beta fusion gene: studies of the family.

A G Kendall, P J Ojwang, W A Schroeder, T H Huisman
PMCID: PMC1762644  PMID: 4741849

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