Clinical and haematological characteristics of 38 individuals with Hb G‐Makassar in Malaysia

Clinical and haematological characteristics of 38 individuals with Hb G‐Makassar in Malaysia

Abstract Haemoglobin (Hb) G‐Makassar is a rare Hb variant. It presents a diagnostic challenge as it imitates sickle Hb (Hb S) in standard electrophoresis and high‐performance liquid chromatography assays requiring DNA analysis to confirm diagnosis. Both have point mutations in codon 6, exon 1 in the...

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Main Authors: Ezalia Esa, Ahmad Sabry Mohamad, Roszymah Hamzah, Faidatul Syazlin Abdul Hamid, Nur Aisyah Aziz, Veena Sevaratnam, Jameela Sathar, Guo Chen, Norafiza Mohd Yasin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-11-01
Series:eJHaem
Subjects:
clinical phenotype
genotype
haematological characteristics
Hb G‐Makassar
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jha2.750

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https://doi.org/10.1002/jha2.750

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