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Fetal hemoglobin and alpha thalassemia modulate the phenotypic expression of HbSD-Punjab.
International journal of laboratory hematology - 1 Aug 2014
Patel D K, Purohit P, Dehury S, Das P, Dutta A, Meher S, Patel S, Bag S, Mashon R S, Das K
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INTRODUCTION: HbSD-Punjab (HbSD) is a less common form of sickle cell disease (SCD) and discrimination between HbSD and HbSS is not possible on alkaline electrophoresis because the two variants overlap in the compound heterozygous state. There are only a few publications consisting mostly of case reports. Thus, the phenotypic expression of HbSD and its modifiers has not been studied. METHODS: We studied the...
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