Hb Jeddah [α68(E17)Asn→His (α1)]: A newly recognized α chain variant, seen in combination with Hb S [β6(A3)Glu→Val], and found in three separate families of middle eastern origin

Hemoglobin

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 297-302

  Markley, Karra M ^a   Elkhalifa, Mohamed ^b   Maini, Archana ^c   Hoyer, James D ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Maimonides Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Globin chain; Abnormal hemoglobin (Hb)

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN JEDDAH; HEMOGLOBIN S; HEMOGLOBIN VARIANT; HISTIDINE; VALINE;

ADULT; ALPHA CHAIN; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CODON; EXON; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SAUDI ARABIA; SCREENING; YEMEN; ARAB; GENETICS; MALE; MIDDLE EAST;

ARABS; EXONS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN, SICKLE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; POINT MUTATION;

EID: 45849103898     PISSN: 03630269     EISSN: 1532432X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630260701758908     Document Type: Article

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