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A new stable alpha chain variant: Hb Basel [alpha14(A12)Trp-->Leu (alpha1)].
Hemoglobin - 1 Jun 2010
Hergersberg Martin, Brunner-Agten Saskia, Kühne Thomas, Paulussen Michael, Huber Andreas R
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We describe a heterozygosity for a new missense mutation on the alpha1-globin gene of an 18-year-old woman of Portuguese ancestry with severe hypochromic anemia and iron deficiency. Hemoglobin (Hb) analysis by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) found a prominent peak constituting about 12% of total Hb. Sequencing of the globin genes of the index patient found the mutation alpha14(A12)Trp-->Leu...
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