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Hemoglobin I-Philadelphia [alpha 16 (A14) LYS-->GLU] heterozygote among blood donors from Brazil.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 1 Dec 2006
Torres F R, Ondei L S, Zamaro P J A, Silva R U, Cavasini C E, Rossit A R B, Machado R L D, Bonini-Domingos C R
Abstract excerpt
We describe a heterozygous case of Hb I-Philadelphia [alpha 16 (A14) LYS-->GLU] in a blood donor from the Acre State Blood Bank, in the Brazilian Amazon region. We confirmed the mutation by electrophoretic and chromatographic methods and by DNA sequencing. A literature search showed that this is the first description of this alpha globin mutant in a Brazilian Caucasian group. We also emphasize the importance of...
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