Erythrocytosis Due to a Combination of the High Oxygen Affinity Hemoglobin Variant, Hb Olympia [β20(B2)Val→Met] with β- and α-Thalassemia Mutations: First Case in the Literature

Vassiliki Kalotychou First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens School of Medicine, Laikon Hospital, Athens, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]

Revekka Tzanetea First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens School of Medicine, Laikon Hospital, Athens, Greece

Kostas Konstantopoulos First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens School of Medicine, Laikon Hospital, Athens, Greece

Ioannis Papassotiriou Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece

Ioannis Rombos First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens School of Medicine, Laikon Hospital, Athens, Greece

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