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The first case of Hb Groene Hart [alpha119(H2)Pro-->Ser, CCT-->TCT (alpha1)] homozygosity confirms that a thalassemia phenotype is associated with this abnormal hemoglobin variant.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2007
Giordano Piero C, Zweegman Sonja, Akkermans Nicole, Arkesteijn Sandra G J, van Delft Peter, Versteegh Florens G A, Wajcman Henri, Harteveld Cornelis L
Abstract excerpt
Hb Groene Hart [alpha119(H2)Pro-->Ser, CCT-->TCT (alpha1)] has been reported in heterozygotes of Moroccan origin and also in association with the common -alpha(3.7) deletion. In all cases, the mutated protein was not detectable but was apparently associated with a mild alpha-thalassemia (thal) ph...
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