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Hearing impairment in persons with the hemoglobin SC genotype.
Ear, nose, & throat journal - 1 Jul 2010
Onakoya Paul A, Nwaorgu Onyekwere G B, Shokunbi Wuraola A
Abstract excerpt
The hemoglobin (Hb) SC genotype is seen in persons who have inherited the gene for hemoglobin S from one parent and the gene for hemoglobin C from the other. Some people with this genotype develop Hb SC disease, a variant of sickle cell disease. Hb SC disease, a compound heterozygous condition, is the most common of the hemoglobinopathies and the least severe, although it is still serious. One of the documented...
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