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Rare occurrence of Hb Lepore-Baltimore in African Americans: molecular characteristics and variations of Hb Lepores.
Annals of hematology - 1 Jun 2009
McKeown Sean M, Carmichael Harris, Markowitz Rhea-Beth, Kutlar Abdullah, Holley Leslie, Kutlar Ferdane
Abstract excerpt
Hb Lepore is the hybrid hemoglobin (Hb) composed of two alpha-globin chains and two deltabeta hybrid chains and is associated with the clinical findings of thalassemia minor in its heterozygous form. Hb Lepore can be found in many ethnic groups, commonly in southern European countries, but rarely...
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