Characterization of a Rare Single α-Globin Gene Deletion in a Chinese Woman with Hb H Disease

Barry Eng Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Robert Walsh Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Lynda Walker Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Margie Patterson Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Dr. John S. Waye Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]

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