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Homozygosity for Hb E-Saskatoon [beta22(B4)Glu-->Lys] in a Turkish patient.
Hemoglobin - 1 Nov 2001
Birben E, Oner R, Oner C, Gümrük F, Gürgey A, Altay C
Abstract excerpt
A 30-year-old female who is homozygous for a Hb E-like abnormal hemoglobin and her immediate relatives were studied. Clinical examination of the proband revealed no abnormality. Routine hematological analysis showed that her hemoglobin level was 12 g/dL, MCV 82 fL, MCH 28 pg, RDW 15%. DNA sequence analysis indicated the presence of a G-->A substitution at codon 22 corresponding to an abnormal hemoglobin, namely...
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