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J Clin Pathol 58:1110-1112 doi:10.1136/jcp.2004.023010
  • Short report

Dominantly inherited β thalassaemia intermedia caused by a new single nucleotide deletion in exon 2 of the β globin gene: Hb morgantown (β91 CTG>CG)

Table 1

 Laboratory haematological results

Maternal grandmother Maternal great aunt Mother Proband
Hb, haemoglobin; MCV, mean cell volume.
Age (years) 53 51 25 2 ½
Hb (g/l) 60 54 70 90
MCV (fL) 62 52 66 71
Reticulocyte count 4% 6% 4% 4%
Hb A 78% 90% 86% 75%
Hb A2 2.6% 3.6% 3.0% 2.7%
Hb F 20.1% 7.4% 11.8% 23.5%
Serum ferritin (ng/ml) 371 505 140 13

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