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Haemoglobin Fontainebleau (HBA2: c. 64G>C) in Oman: molecular and haematological characteristics and interaction with various haemoglobinopathies.
Journal of clinical pathology - 1 Apr 2018
Daar Shahina, Al Zadjali Shoaib, Alkindi Salam, Wali Yasser, Al-Rawas Abdulhakeem, Al-Haddabi Humood, Al-Riyami Arwa Z
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OBJECTIVES: To describe the laboratory features of haemoglobin Fontainebleau (Hb FB) and its interactions with various α and β globin gene mutations in the Omani population. METHODS: Over a period of 10 years, a total of 94 blood samples were suspected to have an α variant on HPLC at the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman. Molecular testing was performed using PCR based techniques to define the...
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