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The Pattern of Haemoglobin Phenotypes and the Clinical Identity of Clients Tested at a Private Diagnostic Center in South-West Nigeria.
West African journal of medicine - 30 Dec 2021
Alagbe A E, Adewoyin A S, Alagbe O A, Egbuagha E U, Kotila T R
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BACKGROUND: Haemoglobinopathies are diseases of global importance and the countries with high disease burdens have inaccurate national data on the incidence of the various haemoglobin (Hb) phenotypes. OBJECTIVE: To review the Hb phenotype distribution, the referral identity of patients, and the clinical reasons for phenotyping. METHODS: A retrospective descriptive study conducted at a private diagnostic...
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