Hb A2 Hong Kong - A novel δ-globin variant in a chinese family masks the diagnosis of β-thalassemia trait

Hemoglobin

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 162-165

  So, Chi Chiu ^a,d   Chan, Amy Y Y ^a   Luo, Hong Yuan ^b   Verhovsek, Madeleine ^b   Chui, David H K ^b   Ling, Siu Cheung ^c   Chan, Li Chong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Globin variant; Chinese; Masked thalassemia ( thal)

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; BETA GLOBIN; GLYCINE; HEMOGLOBIN A2; HEMOGLOBIN A2 HONGKONG; HEMOGLOBIN VARIANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CASE REPORT; CHINESE; CHROMOSOME 11; CODON; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HEMOLYSATE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MISSENSE MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

ADULT; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHINA; CODON; DELTA-GLOBINS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A2; HUMANS; MUTATION, MISSENSE;

EID: 79952949708     PISSN: 03630269     EISSN: 1532432X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03630269.2011.557172     Document Type: Article

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