Volume : IX, Issue : XI, November - 2019

HbE beta thalassemia– a case report highlighting the need to expect the unexpected.

Dr. Abinaya Devi Annadurai, Dr. Renu Thambi, Dr. Jayalekshmy Payippat Leelamma, Dr. Sankar Sundaram

Abstract :

Hemoglobin E (HbE) is common structural hemoglobin variant that occurs throughout many Asian countries at high frequencies. Its coinheritance with beta thalassemia is called as haemoglobin E β thalassemia. They are expected to have a moderately severe disease. Due to migration of people across the globe these inherited diseases are diagnosed in areas without documented disease prevalence. Hemoglobin (Hb) electrophoresis and High– performance Liquid Chromoatography (HPLC) are required in the diagnosis of HbE beta thalassemia. But definite diagnosis will require DNA testing. We report a case of 13 year old migrant female child suspected to have a hemoglobinopathy by peripheral smear findings and diagnosed as HbE βthalassemia by Hb electrophoresis and HPLC.

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HBE BETA THALASSEMIA- A CASE REPORT HIGHLIGHTING THE NEED TO EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED., Dr. Abinaya Devi Annadurai, Dr. Renu Thambi, Dr. Jayalekshmy Payippat Leelamma, Dr. Sankar Sundaram INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-11 | November-2019


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