Two cases of compound heterozygosity for Hb Hekinan [α27(B8)Glu→ Asp (α1)] and α-thalassemia in Thailand

Hemoglobin

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 145-150

  Ngiwsara, Lukana ^a,b   Srisomsap, Chantragan ^b   Winichagoon, Pranee ^b   Fucharoen, Suthat ^b   Svasti, Jisnuson ^a,b  

^a Krung Thep Maha Nakhon   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Thalassemia; Compound heterozygosity; Hb Hekinan; Hemoglobin; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN HEKINAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PEPTIDE MAPPING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; THAILAND;

ADULT; ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ASPARTIC ACID; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GLOBINS; GLUTAMIC ACID; HEMOGLOBINS, ABNORMAL; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; THAILAND;

EID: 2442706560     PISSN: 03630269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/HEM-120035913     Document Type: Article

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