Compound heterozygosity for Hb E-Saskatoon or alpha 2 beta 2(22)(B4)Glu----Lys and beta-thalassemia type IVS-I-6 (T----C)
1990
A Gurgey, and
M Sipahioglu, and
M Aksoy
Children's Medical Center, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
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MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D007223
Infant
A child between 1 and 23 months of age.
Infants
D008297
Male
Males
D005260
Female
Females
D005914
Globins
A superfamily of proteins containing the globin fold which is composed of 6-8 alpha helices arranged in a characterstic HEME enclosing structure.
Globin
D006446
Hemoglobin E
An abnormal hemoglobin that results from the substitution of lysine for glutamic acid at position 26 of the beta chain. It is most frequently observed in southeast Asian populations.
D006579
Heterozygote
An individual having different alleles at one or more loci regarding a specific character.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328
Adult
A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.
Adults
D013789
Thalassemia
A group of hereditary hemolytic anemias in which there is decreased synthesis of one or more hemoglobin polypeptide chains. There are several genetic types with clinical pictures ranging from barely detectable hematologic abnormality to severe and fatal anemia.