Compound heterozygosity for hemoglobin variant Hb-Broomhill and the Southeast Asian α-thalassemia deletion does not worsen outcome: a case report of two unrelated patients.

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We report two unrelated cases of compound heterozygosity for hemoglobin (Hb) variant Broomhill and the Southeast Asian (- - SEA/) α-thalassemia deletion, whose clinical features and laboratory findings have never been reported. Hematological analyses revealed abnormal values for both cases as α-thalassemia traits, and capillary electrophoresis suggested an abnormal peak that was incompletely separated from the Hb...

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