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Hemoglobin
international journal for hemoglobin research
Volume 35, 2011 - Issue 2
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Hb A2 Hong Kong – A Novel δ-Globin Variant in a Chinese Family Masks the Diagnosis of β-Thalassemia Trait

Chi-Chiu So Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Amy Y.Y. Chan Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Hong-Yuan Luo Hemoglobin Diagnostic Reference Laboratory, Boston Medical Center, and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Madeleine Verhovsek Hemoglobin Diagnostic Reference Laboratory, Boston Medical Center, and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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David H.K. Chui Hemoglobin Diagnostic Reference Laboratory, Boston Medical Center, and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Siu-Cheung Ling Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Li-Chong Chan Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Pages 162-165 | Received 14 Nov 2010, Accepted 08 Dec 2010, Published online: 21 Mar 2011

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Nelson C. N. Chan, Terry H. Y. Wong, Kelvin C. K. Cheng, Natalie P. H. Chan & Margaret H. L. Ng. (2021) An Evaluation for the Causes of Reduced Hb A2 and the Molecular Characterization of HBD Variants in Hong Kong. Hemoglobin 45:6, pages 387-391.
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Amani M. Al-Amodi, Neda Z. Ghanem, Sumayh A. Aldakeel, Lubna Ibrahim Al Asoom, Nazish Rafique Ahmed, Noor B. Almandil, Zaki A. Naserullah, Sana Al-Jarrash, Mohammed Shakil Akhtar, Sayed AbdulAzeez, Amein K. Al-Ali & J. Francis Borgio. (2018) Hemoglobin A2 (HbA2) has a measure of unreliability in diagnosing β-thalassemia trait (β-TT). Current Medical Research and Opinion 34:5, pages 945-951.
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Manna Sun, Jiwu Lou, Ying Zhao & Yanhui Liu. (2018) Molecular and Hematological Characterization of Two Novel δ-Globin Gene Mutations Found in Chinese Individuals. Hemoglobin 42:2, pages 132-134.
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Jin-Mei Yan, Jian-Ying Zhou, Xing-Mei Xie, Jian Li & Dong-Zhi Li. (2016) A New δ-Globin Gene Variant: Hb A2-Fengshun [δ121(GH4)Glu→Lys (HBD: c.364G > A)]. Hemoglobin 40:3, pages 213-214.
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Suha M. Hassan, Cornelis L. Harteveld, Egbert Bakker & Piero C. Giordano. (2014) Known and New δ-Globin Gene Mutations and Other Factors Influencing Hb A2 Measurement in the Omani Population. Hemoglobin 38:4, pages 299-302.
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Ho-Wan Ip & Chi-Chiu So. (2013) Diagnosis and prevention of thalassemia. Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences 50:6, pages 125-141.
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Jialing Cui, Christoph Baysdorfer, Mahin Azimi, Elliott P. Vichinsky & Carolyn C. Hoppe. (2012) Identification of Three Novel Hb F Variants: Hb F-Hayward [Gγ1(NA1)Gly→Asp, GGT>GAT], Hb F-Chori-I [AγT16(A13)Gly→Asp, GGC>GAC] and Hb F-Chori-II [AγI29(B11)Gly→Glu, GGA>GAA]. Hemoglobin 36:3, pages 305-309.
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Stacy Colaco & Anita Nadkarni. (2021) Borderline HbA2 levels: Dilemma in diagnosis of beta-thalassemia carriers. Mutation Research/Reviews in Mutation Research 788, pages 108387.
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P. Hariharan, S. Colaco, R. Colah, K. Ghosh & A. Nadkarni. (2016) Delta globin gene variations leading to reduction in HbA 2 levels . International Journal of Laboratory Hematology 38:6, pages 610-615.
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Hong-Yuan Luo & David H.K. Chui. (2016) Diverse hematological phenotypes of β-thalassemia carriers. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1368:1, pages 49-55.
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Sitthichai Panyasai, Goonnapa Fucharoen & Supan Fucharoen. (2015) Known and new hemoglobin A2 variants in Thailand and implication for β-thalassemia screening. Clinica Chimica Acta 438, pages 226-230.
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