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[Acquired alpha-thalassemia in an 86-year-old patient with myelodysplastic syndrome].
La Revue de medecine interne - 1 Feb 2023
Cortese D, Martinez C, Dindoyal A, Alamome I, Dragan R, Chapiro J, Blaison G, Hinschberger O
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Alpha thalassemia-myelodysplastic syndrome (ATMDS) is one of the possible complications related to the genetic instability typical of clonal hemopoietic disorders such as myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Hemoglobin H acquisition, which is hemoglobin without alpha chains and with 4 beta chains is the hallmark of this disease. OBSERVATION: An 86-year-old male with chronic, microcytic anemia was referred...
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