A Novel Sickling Hemoglobinopathy

Abstract

In two patients of Central American heritage with compound heterozygosity at the β-globin locus, splenic infarction occurred as a result of red-cell sickling.

Authors

McFarlane A; Warkentin TE; Cartín W

Journal

The New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 365, No. 16, pp. 1548–1549

Publisher

Massachusetts Medical Society

Publication Date

October 20, 2011

DOI

10.1056/nejmc1109418

ISSN

0028-4793

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Ted Warkentin

Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Health Sciences

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