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A Coincidental Discovery of a New Stable Variant (Hb Hachioji or HBB: c.187C>T) in a Patient with Chronic Hemolytic Anemia of Unexplained Origin.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2018
Mella Ferania, Yamashiro Yasuhiro, Adhiyanto Chris, Tanaka Tatehiko, Nitta Takenori, Amao Yuki, Kimoto Masafumi
Abstract excerpt
We report a new hemoglobin (Hb) variant, Hb Hachioji (HBB: c.187C>T), which was detected in a 32-year-old male with hemolytic anemia. The proband had undergone splenectomy in his childhood after being diagnosed with hereditary spherocytosis (HS) with no clinical improvement. A recent study showed that Heinz bodies were frequently observed in his red cells, however, no abnormal band was separated by isoelectric...
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