Co-Incidence or Co-Existence? Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in HbE-alpha Thalassaemia: A Case Report with Review of Literature

Haemoglobin E (HbE) is a Haemoglobin variant that commonly occurs in many places in Asia. As β thalassaemia and α thalassaemia also occur in the same regions, the co-inheritance of these conditions leads to various phenotypic forms. HbE α thalassaemia is less common and of a milder phenotype than...

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Main Authors: Rithika Rajendran, Febe Renjitha Suman, Aruna Rajendran, Julius Xavier Scott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2015-11-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/6796/14711_CE[Ra]_F(P)_PF1(VIAK)_PFA(P)_PF2(PAG).pdf