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Compound heterozygosity for hemoglobin S [beta6(A3)Glu6Val] and hemoglobin Korle-Bu [beta73(E17)Asp73Asn].
Laboratory hematology : official publication of the International Society for Laboratory Hematology - 1 Jan 2009
Akl Pascale S, Kutlar Ferdane, Patel Niren, Salisbury Catherine L, Lane Peter, Young Andrew N
Abstract excerpt
We report a case of compound heterozygous hemoglobins S [beta6(A3)Glu6Val] and Korle-Bu [beta73(E17)Asp73Asn] in a 2-year-old girl. This hemoglobin genotype is associated with a benign clinical course, much like the sickle cell trait; however, its laboratory characteristics are very similar to compound heterozygous hemoglobin S and hemoglobin D-Los Angeles [beta121(GH4)Glu121Gln], which produces severe sickling...
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