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Compound Heterozygous Hemoglobin Minneapolis-Laos and Codon 41/42 (-TTCT) in a Thai Female Adult: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jul 2026
Preechathaveekid Sitanun, Rungjirajittranon Tarinee, Chanpo Nuttiruetai, Dujjawan Boonyanuch, Hantaweepant Chattree
Abstract excerpt
Thalassemia is a prevalent genetic disorder in Southeast Asia. The Hemoglobin Minneapolis-Laos variant is very rarely reported with only two previously published reports that profile a total of three patients. Here, we present the first reported case of compound heterozygous β zero (β0)-thalassemia and Hemoglobin Minneapolis-Laos in a 46-year-old Thai female. She presented at Siriraj Hospital (Bangkok, Thailand)...
Topics
- Humans
- Female
- Hemoglobins, Abnormal
- Middle Aged
- Heterozygote
- Thailand
- beta-Thalassemia
- Codon
- Mutation
- beta-Globins
