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Hb Amsterdam [alpha32(B13)Met--Ile (alpha2)]: a new unstable variant associated with an alpha-thalassemia phenotype and a new African polymorphism.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2005
Harteveld Cornelis L, Vervloet Mark, Zweegman Sonja, van Delft Peter, Akkermans Nicole, Arkestijn Sandra, Giordano Piero C
Abstract excerpt
We have characterized a new abnormal hemoglobin (Hb) at position 32 of the alpha-globin chain. The proband, a 38-year-old woman of Surinamese Black ancestry, was referred to the Academic Hospital in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, after 3 years of Prednisone treatment in Surinam. Kidney failure was diagnosed at the Nephrology Department, Free University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; the cortisone...
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