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The beta-globin genotype E121Q/W15X (cd121GAA-->CAA/cd15TGG-->TGA) underlines Hb d/beta-(0) thalassaemia marked by domination of haemoglobin D.
Annals of hematology - 1 Nov 2001
Ahmed M, Stuhrmann M, Bashawri L, Kühnau W, El-Harith E H
Abstract excerpt
Among 13,525 haemoglobin analyses performed in our laboratory we detected 21 cases of haemoglobin D (Hb D) disease. Investigation of a family affected with this abnormal haemoglobin revealed two cases of Hb D/beta-(0) thalassaemia for the first time among Saudi Arabs. The two patients were diagnosed as having chronic haemolytic anaemia of moderate severity on the basis of the haemoglobin level, haematocrit, mean...
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