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The coinheritance of beta- and alpha- thalassemia: a review of one patient and her family.
Laboratory hematology : official publication of the International Society for Laboratory Hematology - 1 Jan 2009
Mast Kelley J, Hammond Sue, Qualman Stephen J, Kahwash Samir B
Abstract excerpt
The diagnosis and management of alpha-thalassemia may be complicated by the variability of the phenotype, which is due to the interaction of coinherited alpha-thalassemia and the variable severity of beta-thalassemia mutations. A well-documented case of complex beta- and alpha-thalassemia coinheritance is described. Laboratory and clinical data for the patient and her family are reviewed. The patient is an...
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