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Band 3 Cape Town (E90K) causes severe hereditary spherocytosis in combination with band 3 Prague III.
British journal of haematology - 1 Jun 2001
Bracher N A, Lyons C A, Wessels G, Mansvelt E, Coetzer T L
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary spherocytosis (HS) is an inherited haemolytic anaemia, characterized by spheroidal, osmotically fragile red blood cells. This disorder exhibits heterogeneity in terms of both clinical severity and underlying molecular defect. We have studied a South African Cape Coloured individual with severe HS owing to a band 3 deficiency caused by two mutations, occurring in trans, in the band 3 gene: a novel...
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