α-thalassemia and hereditary spherocytosis in the same patient: The interaction of two diseases

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 271-276

  Uysal, Zümrüt ^a   Yildirmak, Yildiz ^a,c   Akar, Nejat ^a   Başak, Nazli ^b   Cin, Şükrü ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Bahcelievler   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alpha thalassemia; Hereditary spherocytosis

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN H;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEMOGLOBIN ANALYSIS; HEREDITARY SPHEROCYTOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; OSMOTIC FRAGILITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0031841567     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08880019809028796     Document Type: Article

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