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Hb Calgary (HBB: c.194G>T): A Highly Unstable Hemoglobin Variant with a β-Thalassemia Major Phenotype

Georgina Martina Department of Pediatric Hematology, University of Calgary, Calgary, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Runa M. Grimholtb Department of Medical Biochemistry, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway;c Department of Life Sciences and Health, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway
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Doan Lea Department of Pediatric Hematology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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Anne G. Bechensteend Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Olav Klingenbergb Department of Medical Biochemistry, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway;e Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Bente Fjeldb Department of Medical Biochemistry, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway;e Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Thomas Fourief Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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Renee Perrierg Department of Medical Genetics and Pediatrics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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Melanie Provenh Oxford Molecular Diagnostics Centre, Oxford University Hospitals, National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK;i National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), Oxford, UK
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Shirley J. Hendersonh Oxford Molecular Diagnostics Centre, Oxford University Hospitals, National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK;i National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), Oxford, UK
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Noémi B. A. Royi National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), Oxford, UK;j Department of Haematology, Oxford University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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Pages 215-219 | Received 03 Jun 2021, Accepted 29 Jun 2021, Published online: 26 Jul 2021

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