A Case of Hb Aalborg (HBB: c.223G>C) with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A First Familial Presentation in Japan

Kei Takamuraa Department of Respiratory Medicine 1, Obihiro Kosei General Hospital, Obihiro, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]

Taku Komoria Department of Respiratory Medicine 1, Obihiro Kosei General Hospital, Obihiro, Japan

Yuiko Hashinoa Department of Respiratory Medicine 1, Obihiro Kosei General Hospital, Obihiro, Japan

Takatoshi Suzukia Department of Respiratory Medicine 1, Obihiro Kosei General Hospital, Obihiro, Japan

Ai Shiwakua Department of Respiratory Medicine 1, Obihiro Kosei General Hospital, Obihiro, Japan

Hajime Kikuchia Department of Respiratory Medicine 1, Obihiro Kosei General Hospital, Obihiro, Japan

Makoto Yamamotoa Department of Respiratory Medicine 1, Obihiro Kosei General Hospital, Obihiro, Japan

Hidetoshi Yamauchib Department of Cardio-Surgery, Obihiro Kosei General Hospital, Obihiro, Japan

Yasuhiro Yamashiroc Department of Health Science, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan

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