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Original Article

A Coincidental Discovery of a New Stable Variant (Hb Hachioji or HBB: c.187C>T) in a Patient with Chronic Hemolytic Anemia of Unexplained Origin

Ferania MellaDepartment of Health Sciences, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Japan; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-6601-821X
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Yasuhiro YamashiroDepartment of Health Sciences, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Japan; Correspondence[email protected]
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Chris AdhiyantoFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University, Jakarta, Indonesia;
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Tatehiko TanakaDepartment of Health Sciences, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Japan;
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Takenori NittaDivision of Structural Biology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan;
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Yuki AmaoDepartment of Health Sciences, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube, Japan;
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Masafumi KimotoDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Fukuyama Medical Center, Fukuyama, Japan
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Pages 1-6 | Received 29 Aug 2017, Accepted 27 Nov 2017, Published online: 07 Mar 2018

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