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[Hemoglobin O Arab in Ivory Coast and western Africa].
Medecine tropicale : revue du Corps de sante colonial - 1 Jan 2000
Sangare A, Sanogo I, Meite M, Ambofo Y, Abesopie V, Segbena A, Tolo A
Abstract excerpt
The authors report 44 cases of hemoglobin O Arab share out in 3 phenotypes (A O Arab, C O Arab and S O Arab). The study of this abnormal hemoglobin has allowed the following conclusions: The Hb O Arab is a rare mutant of hemoglobin. The heterozygote form A O Arab and the association Hb C--Hb O Arab do not present any clinical and hematological manifestations. The associations Hb S--Hb O Arab brings about a...
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