Camperdown hemoglobin associated with beta° thalassemia in a Brazilian child

We report the coexistence of Hb Camperdown [beta104 (G6) Arg -> Ser] and beta°-thalassemia [beta39 (Gln -> stop codon)] in a nine-month-old Brazilian boy. He had a relatively more severe hypochromic and microcytic anemia in comparison to his mother's beta-thalassemia trait. His Hb Camperd...

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Main Authors: Tania Regina Tozetto-Mendoza, Paulo Roberto Santos Ferreira, Nilcéia Maria Viviani, Dulcinéia Martins Albuquerque, Ivana Rizzi, João Targino de Araújo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Genética 2005-09-01
Series:Genetics and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572005000300010&tlng=en