Homozygous hemoglobin Tak causes symptomatic secondary polycythemia in a Thai boy

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 261-265

  Tanphaichitr, Voravarn S ^a   Viprakasit, Vip ^a,b   Veerakul, Gavivann ^a   Sanpakit, Kleebsabai ^a   Tientadakul, Panutsaya ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High oxygen affinity hemoglobin; Homozygous Hb Tak; Secondary polycythemia

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN; ISOPROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ERYTHROCYTOSIS; EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; GENE SEQUENCE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HEMOGLOBIN TAK; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; OXYGEN AFFINITY; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; THAILAND; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEMOGLOBINS, ABNORMAL; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN; POLYCYTHEMIA;

EID: 0037334812     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200303000-00016     Document Type: Article

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