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Hb Sheffield [β58(E2)Pro→His] in Oman: potential pitfall in genetic counseling.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2011
Al Zadjali Shoaib, Daar Shahina, AlKindi Salam, Gravell David, Al Haddabi Hamood, Berbar Tsouria, Krishnamoorthy Rajagopal
Abstract excerpt
A novel β-globin structural variant, namely Hb Sheffield [β58(E2)Pro→His], was recently found as a sporadic event in a British Subject and posted to the HbVar database (ID 2672). Here we describe the same variant in 11 Omani subjects in the heterozygous state and in one Omani woman in compound heterozygosity with Hb S [β6(A3)Glu→Val]. Hb Sheffield coelutes in the Hb A(2) window in the high performance liquid...
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