Coinheritance of Hb S [β6(A3)Glu→Val, GAG>GTG] with β0-Thalassemia codon 17 (A>T) in a thai patient

• Main Authors: Sakorn Pornprasert, Sitthichai Panyasai, Kanyakan Kongthai, Kallayanee Treesuwan
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84860711532&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/51393
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Hb S [β6(A3)Glu→Val, GAG>GTG] is a β-globin gene variant that has a very low incidence in the Thai population. Coinheritance of Hb S and β0-thalassemia (β-thal) can result in severe clinical conditions. This study reports the case of a Thai patient with a compound heterozygosity for Hb S and β0-t...