Clinical and hematologic aspects of hemoglobin E beta-thalassemia.

doi:10.1097/00062752-200003000-00006

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Clinical and hematologic aspects of hemoglobin E beta-thalassemia.

Current opinion in hematology - 1 Mar 2000

Fucharoen S, Winichagoon P

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Hemoglobin E beta-thalassemia is an important cause of childhood chronic disease in Southeast Asia. It is characterized by the presence of hemoglobin E and F, and the amount of hemoglobin E ranges from 35% to 75%. The patients are generally classified as having thalassemia intermedia because they...

Topics

Asia, Southeastern
Genotype
Hemoglobin E
Humans
Phenotype
Prenatal Diagnosis
beta-Thalassemia

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