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Does elevated hemoglobin F modulate the phenotype in Hb SD-Los Angeles?
Acta haematologica - 1 Jan 2010
Adekile Adekunle, Mullah-Ali Ali, Akar Najwa Ali
Abstract excerpt
Hemoglobin (Hb) SD-Los Angeles compound heterozygotes usually have a severe clinical course although the effect of an elevated Hb F on the clinical phenotype has not been reported previously. We describe 5 Kuwaiti children with Hb SD associated with Hb F levels >20%. They all presented with sickl...
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