Identification of high oxygen affinity hemoglobin variants in the investigation of patients with erythrocytosis

Haematologica

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1321-1322

  Percy, Melanie J ^a   Butt, Nauman N ^b   Crotty, Gerard M ^c   Drummond, Mark W ^d   Harrison, Claire ^e   Jones, Gail L ^f   Turner, Matthew ^d   Wallis, Jonathan ^f   McMullin, Mary Frances ^a,g  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ARROWE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Tullamore General Hospital   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^e ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^g QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Erythropoietin; High oxygen affinity hemoglobin variant; Idiopathic erythrocytosis; P50

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLOBIN; BETA GLOBIN; ERYTHROPOIETIN; ERYTHROPOIETIN RECEPTOR; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN VARIANT;

AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; ERYTHROCYTOSIS; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; OXYGEN AFFINITY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; THROMBOCYTE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; POLYCYTHEMIA;

EID: 70349124623     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: 15928721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2009.008037     Document Type: Letter

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