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Hemoglobin Titusville [α2 Codon 94 G>A]: A Rare Alpha Globin Chain Variant Causing Low Oxygen Saturation

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  1. Sections of Hematology, Coagulation and Flow Cytometry, SRL Diagnostics, Mumbai, India

    Amar Das Gupta, Manisha Daruwalla, Kainaz Sidhwa & Ravikiran Pawar

  2. Division of Hematogenetics, National Institute of Immunohematology, Mumbai, India

    Priya Hariharan & Anita Nadkarni

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Das Gupta, A., Hariharan, P., Daruwalla, M. et al. Hemoglobin Titusville [α2 Codon 94 G>A]: A Rare Alpha Globin Chain Variant Causing Low Oxygen Saturation. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 35, 593–595 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12288-019-01110-z

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