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Fifteen Cases of Hb J-Meerut: The Rare Association with Hb E and/or HBA1: c.-24C>G (or HBA2) Variants

Mohamed S.M. Khalila Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut Governorate, EgyptCorrespondence[email protected]
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Adele T. Timbsb National Haemoglobinopathy Reference Laboratory, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals National Health Service Trust, Oxford, UKView further author information
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Shirley J. Hendersonb National Haemoglobinopathy Reference Laboratory, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals National Health Service Trust, Oxford, UKView further author information
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Anna Schuhc Molecular Haematology, Molecular Diagnostics Centre and Department of Oncology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UKView further author information
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John M. Oldb National Haemoglobinopathy Reference Laboratory, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals National Health Service Trust, Oxford, UKView further author information
Pages 364-367 | Received 17 Jul 2020, Accepted 21 Aug 2020, Published online: 14 Sep 2020

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