De novo alpha 2 hemoglobin gene (HBA2) mutation in a child with hemoglobin M Iwate and symptomatic methemoglobinemia since birth
Cyanosis in an apparently healthy newborn baby may be caused by hemoglobin variants associated with the formation of methemoglobin, collectively known as M hemoglobins. They should not be confused with genetic alterations in methemoglobin reductase enzyme systems of red cells since treatment and pro...
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Elsevier
2014-06-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842014000300230&lng=en&tlng=en |