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Clinical and molecular characterization of β(S) and (G)γ((A)γδβ)⁰-thalassemia in eastern India.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2010
Patel Dilip Kumar, Patel Madhumita, Mashon Ranjeet Singh, Patel Siris, Dash Preetinanda Manaswini, Das Bhabani Shankar
Abstract excerpt
Fetal hemoglobin (Hb F) is the most studied modifier of sickle cell disease. Coinheritance of high Hb F determinants such as δβ-thalassemia (δβ-thal) and hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin (HPFH) can contribute to raised Hb F concentration in these patients. One hundred and seventy-six cases of sickle cell disease with high Hb F were screened for the presence of the Asian Indian deletion-inversion...
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