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[Association of hemoglobinopathy and alpha thalassemia. Study of 45 patients].
Medicina clinica - 21 May 2005
Ataulfo González Fernando, Blázquez Cristina, Ropero Paloma, Briceño Olga, Alaez Concha, Polo Marta, Benavente Celina, Mateo Marta, Peña Ascensión, Villegas Ana
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Hemoglobin S (HbS) alpha-thalassemia together with ss-thalassemia and hemoglobins C, E and D are named common hemoglobinopathies. In this study, we analyzed the frequency of the association between alpha-thalassemia and HbS and its phenotypic expression. PATIENTS AND METHOD: Since January 1995 to March 2003 we studied 83 cases of HbS, which were diagnosed by electrophoretic and...
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