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Hb G-San Josè variant levels correlate with alpha-thalassemia genotypes.
Hemoglobin - 1 Feb 2002
Lacerra Giuseppina, Fiorito Mirella, Pagano Leonilde, Testa Rosario, Li Volti Giovanni, Magnano Carmelo, Medulla Emilia, Caresti Clementina
Abstract excerpt
Hb G-San Josè or beta7(A4)Glu-->Gly has been reported in Southern Italian or Mexican families. We have studied four families from Sicily and Campania, Southern Italy. In six carriers, the hemoglobin variant level ranged from 32 to 38%. In four double heterozygotes for Hb G-San Josè and alpha-thalassemia the variant level showed a strong correlation with the alpha-thalassemia genotype. In fact, the variant level...
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