Diagnosis and clinical relevance of co-inheritance of haemoglobin D-Punjab/β+-thalassemia traits in an immigrant Afghan family

Ralph Huits; Anne-Marie Feyens; Niels Lonneville; Xavier Peyrassol; Anne-Sophie Adam; Beatrice Gulbis; Marjan Van Esbroeck

doi:10.1136/jclinpath-2021-208009

Diagnosis and clinical relevance of co-inheritance of haemoglobin D-Punjab/β+-thalassemia traits in an immigrant Afghan family

Ralph Huits, Anne-Marie Feyens, Niels Lonneville, Xavier Peyrassol, Anne-Sophie Adam, Beatrice Gulbis, Marjan Van Esbroeck

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We report on a Pashtun family affected by haemoglobin D-Punjab/β+-thalassemia to increase the awareness of the increasing prevalence of haemoglobinopathies among primary care physicians. We highlight the diagnostic approach of these conditions and the benefits of genetic counselling.

Original language	English
Journal	American Journal of Clinical Pathology
Volume	75
Issue number	12
Pages (from-to)	861-864
Number of pages	4
ISSN	0002-9173
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/jclinpath-2021-208009
Publication status	Published - 2022

Keywords

Databases, Genetic
Emigrants and Immigrants
Hemoglobinopathies/diagnosis
Hemoglobins, Abnormal/genetics
Humans
beta-Thalassemia/diagnosis

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Diagnosis and clinical relevance of co-inheritance of haemoglobin D-Punjab/β+-thalassemia traits in an immigrant Afghan family. / Huits, Ralph; Feyens, Anne-Marie; Lonneville, Niels; Peyrassol, Xavier; Adam, Anne-Sophie; Gulbis, Beatrice; Van Esbroeck, Marjan.

In: American Journal of Clinical Pathology, Vol. 75, No. 12, 2022, p. 861-864.

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Diagnosis and clinical relevance of co-inheritance of haemoglobin D-Punjab/β+-thalassemia traits in an immigrant Afghan family

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