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Molecular characterization of Hb S(C) beta-thalassemia in American blacks.
American journal of hematology - 1 Sept 1991
Gonzalez-Redondo J M, Kutlar A, Kutlar F, McKie V C, McKie K M, Baysal E, Huisman T H
Abstract excerpt
An extension of previous reports describing the molecular defects and hematological abnormalities in black patients with Hb S(C) beta-thalassemia living in the Southeastern United States is presented. As many as 58 patients with Hb S-beta(+)-thalassemia, 16 with Hb C-beta(+)-thalassemia and 12 with Hb S-beta(0) -thalassemia have been studied. Patients with Hb S(C) beta(+)-thalassemia type 2 (high Hb A values)...
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