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A novel alpha-thalassemia-2 (-2.7-kb) observed in a Chinese patient with Hb H disease |
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| Authors: | J B Zhao L Zhao Y J Fei J C Liu T H Huisman |
| Affiliation: | Guangxi People's Hospital, People's Republic of China. |
| Abstract: | We describe a newly detected alpha-thalassemia-2 (alpha-thal-2) deletion characterized by a small -2.7-kb deletion involving the alpha 1 globin gene. This deletion has thus far been observed in only one Chinese subject with Hb H disease. |
| Keywords: | α-thal-2 HbH gene mapping |