Article
alpha-thalassaemia masked by beta gene defects and a new polyadenylation site mutation on the alpha2-globin gene.
European journal of haematology - 1 Apr 2010
Harteveld Cornelis L, Oosterhuis Wytze P, Schoenmakers Christian H H, Ananta Hardjawardhama, Kos Snjezana, Bakker Verweij Margaretha, van Delft Peter, Arkesteijn Sandra G J, Phylipsen Marion, Giordano Piero C
Abstract excerpt
We report three examples of chronic anaemia involving complex combinations of alpha- and beta-globin gene defects. The first case had a potential Hb H disease caused by the classic SEA/RW deletions masked by Hb E [beta26(B8)Glu-->Lys] in the homozygous state. The second had an unusual Hb H disease caused by compound heterozygosity for two different alpha2 polyadenylation site mutations masked by a...
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- Adult
- Female
- Hemoglobins, Abnormal
- Heterozygote
- Homozygote
- Humans
