Compound heterozygosity for Hb E and Hb Lepore-Hollandia in India; first report and potential diagnostic pitfalls

Hemoglobin

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 221-224

  Edison, Eunice Sindhuvi ^a   Shaji, Ramachandran V ^a   Srivastava, Alok ^a   Chandy, Mammen ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Hb E; Hb Lepore Hollandia; India

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN E; LYSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DNA DETERMINATION; FAMILY STUDY; HEMOGLOBIN LEPORE; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INDIA; PHENOTYPE;

ADOLESCENT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; HEMOGLOBIN E; HEMOGLOBINS, ABNORMAL; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 23244462029     PISSN: 03630269     EISSN: 1532432X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/HEM-200066327     Document Type: Article

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