Secondary erythrocytosis caused by hemoglobin Tak/(δβ)- thalassemia syndrome

Acta Haematologica

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 115-119

  Prakobkaew, Nattaphol ^a   Singsanan, Sanita ^a   Fucharoen, Goonnapa ^a   Surapot, Satja ^b   Fucharoen, Supan ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Maharaj Nakorn Si Thammaraj Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

( )0 Thalassemia; Hemoglobin Tak; Homozygous hemoglobin Tak; Secondary erythrocytosis

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN BETA CHAIN; HEMOGLOBIN DELTA CHAIN; HEMOGLOBIN TAK; HEMOGLOBIN VARIANT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELTA THALASSEMIA; ERYTHROCYTOSIS; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD; COMPLICATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; POLYCYTHEMIA;

ADULT; ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHILD; GENOTYPE; HEMOGLOBINS, ABNORMAL; HUMANS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POLYCYTHEMIA;

EID: 77956069752     PISSN: 00015792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000318015     Document Type: Article

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