Two rare hemoglobin variants in the Çukurova Region of Turkey: Hb E-Saskatoon and Hb G-Coushatta. 2011

Ahmet Genç, and Mehmet Akif Çürük
Vocational School of Health Services, Adıyaman University, 02040 Adıyaman, Turkey, Phone: +90 535 597 22 92 E-mail: agenc@adiyaman.edu.tr.

Hb E-Saskatoon and Hb G-Coushatta are rare hemoglobin variants that are not a health problem. Herein we present a Turkish woman that was diagnosed as homozygous Hb E-Saskatoon (only the second such case reported from Turkey) and a Turkish boy diagnosed as heterozygote Hb E-Saskatoon. Additionally, 2 Turkish sisters diagnosed as heterozygote Hb G-Coushatta are presented.

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