A rare example that coinheritance of a severe form of beta-thalassemia and alpha-thalassemia interact in a "synergistic" manner to balance the phenotype of classic thalassemic syndromes.

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The coinheritance of beta-thalassemia major with the genotype of Hb H disease is extremely rare, with few reported cases. We investigated the hematological, biochemical, biosynthetic, molecular and pathophysiological parameters to evaluate a rare male patient with this compound syndrome. The patient was studied at first diagnosis during hospitalization at 50 years of age and subsequently followed up for more than...

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