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Laboratory investigations of Hb Constant Spring.
Clinical and laboratory haematology - 1 Feb 2005
Tangvarasittichai O, Jeenapongsa R, Sitthiworanan C, Sanguansermsri T
Abstract excerpt
Hb Constant Spring (HbCS), a nondeletional alpha-thalassemia, is most prevalent in southern Chinese and southeast Asian populations. In conjunction with alpha-thalassemia-1 or in the homozygous state, it is an important cause of HbH disease. The present study was designed to test the efficiency of different diagnostic methods in detecting HbCS. The following laboratory tests were applied to blood samples from...
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