Journal article
Hemoglobin abnormalities in neoplastic hematological disorders.
Abstract
Fetal hemoglobin (F) and hemoglobin A(2) were estimated in 35 patients with malignant hematological disorders. In 9 out of 10 patients with morphological and cytochemical features of acute myeloblastic leukemia the hemoglobin F was greater than 2%. Of the other 25 patients investigated only one patient with polycythemia rubra vera had a hemoglobin F level of more than 2%. Estimation of fetal hemoglobin may be of value in the classification of …
Authors
Walker IR; Ali MA
Journal
Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 108, No. 7, pp. 843–847
Publication Date
April 7, 1973
ISSN
0820-3946