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

Author:

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

Abstract

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.

Publisher

BMJ

Subject

General Medicine,Pathology and Forensic Medicine

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