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Diagnostic complication and molecular characteristics of Hb SC-Chicago disease with α-thal-2 (-α3.7 deletion): effects of multiple variant on patient’s phenotype

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  1. Department of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA

    Heather Yaun Hughes, Harris Carmichael, Komal Bora, Abdullah Kutlar & Ferdane Kutlar

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA

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Hughes, H.Y., McKie, K., Carmichael, H. et al. Diagnostic complication and molecular characteristics of Hb SC-Chicago disease with α-thal-2 (-α3.7 deletion): effects of multiple variant on patient’s phenotype. Ann Hematol 88, 1151–1153 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-009-0740-8

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