Hb Agrinio [α29(B10)Leu→Pro (α2)] in combination with - -MED I results in a severe form of Hb H disease

Hemoglobin

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 237-246

  Felekis, Xenia ^a   Phylactides, Marios ^a   Drousiotou, Anthi ^a   Christou, Sotiroulla ^b   Kyrri, Andreani ^b   Kyriakou, Kyriakos ^a   Kalogerou, Eleni ^b   Christopoulos, George ^a   Kleanthous, Marina ^a  

^a CYPRUS INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND GENETICS   (Cyprus)

^b Archbishop Makarios III Hospital   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Globin gene; MED I Hb Agrinio; Hb H disease; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN AGRINIO; HEMOGLOBIN H; HEMOGLOBIN VARIANT; LEUCINE; PROLINE;

ARTICLE; BONE MALFORMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY; GENOTYPE; GREECE; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SCREENING; TRANSFUSION; ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CASE REPORT; CYPRUS; GENETICS; HOSPITALIZATION; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; THALASSEMIA;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CYPRUS; GENOTYPE; HEMOGLOBINS, ABNORMAL; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION, MISSENSE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 45849145109     PISSN: 03630269     EISSN: 1532432X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630260802004103     Document Type: Article

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