Article
Association of Hb Q-Thailand with homozygous Hb E and heterozygous Hb Constant Spring in pregnancy.
European journal of haematology - 1 Mar 2005
Sanchaisuriya Kanokwan, Chunpanich Sunisa, Fucharoen Supan, Fucharoen Goonnapa, Sanchaisuriya Pattara, Changtrakun Yossombat
Abstract excerpt
Hemoglobin (Hb) Q-Thailand [alpha74(EF3): Asp-->His] is an abnormal Hb found mainly in China and South-east Asian countries. Association of the alpha(Q-Thailand) allele with alpha-thalassemia has important implications in diagnosis. We report the hitherto undescribed conditions of this variant in two unrelated pregnant Thai women. Routine Hb analyses using high-performance liquid chromatography identified...
Topics
- Adult
- Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Family Health
- Female
- Genotype
- Globins
- Hemoglobin E
- Hemoglobins, Abnormal
- Heterozygote
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Inheritance Patterns
- Mutation
- Pregnancy
- Thailand
