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Hb Sallanches [alpha104(G11)Cys-->Tyr]: a rare alpha2-globin chain variant found in the homozygous state in three members of a Pakistani family.
Hemoglobin - 1 Feb 2000
Khan S N, Butt F I, Riazuddin S, Galanello R
Abstract excerpt
We have identified a rare alpha2-globin chain variant, Hb Sallanches [alpha104(G11) Cys-->Tyr], in a Pakistani family having three homozygous patients with transfusion-dependent Hb H disease. This variant, previously reported in a French patient and a West Indian homozygous patient with Hb H disease, is due to a mutation at codon 104 (TGC-->TAC). This is the third case of Hb Sallanches and the first case with...
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