PMID: 16533721Mar 15, 2006Paper

Hb Bronovo, a new globin gene mutation at alpha2 103 (His->Leu) associated with an alpha thalassemia phenotype

Haematologica
Cornelis L HarteveldPiero C Giordano

Abstract

Mild alpha-thalassemia, a common condition in many ethnic groups, presents with hematologic abnormalities almost identical to those found in iron deficiency. We report a new alpha globin chain variant associated with an alpha-thalassemia phenotype in two members of a Turkish family.

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