Haemoglobin Olympia {β Codon 20 (B2) G→A, Val→Met}: A Silent Haemoglobin Variant

Haemoglobin Olympia {β Codon 20 (B2) G→A, Val→Met}: A Silent Haemoglobin Variant

High oxygen affinity haemoglobin variants are rare and often underdiagnosed in persistent erythrocytosis with no apparent aetiology. Here the author present a 29-year-old Indian male patient with a long-standing history of erythrocytosis which was incidentally detected. The proband had a prothromb...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Abhay A Bhave, Lakshmi Iyer, Nawal Kazi, Manju Gorivale, Anita Nadkarni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2021-03-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
: electrophoresis
haematocrit
mutation
oxygen affinity
polycythemia
Online Access:https://www.jcdr.net/articles/PDF/14677/47560_CE[Ra1]_F[SK]_PF1(AKA_KM)_PFA(SHU_AKA)_PN(KM)_PFA2(OM)_PF2(AB_OM).pdf

Similar Items

Similar Items