Case Reports
Vol. 6 No. 1 (2014): Reviews, Articles, Case Reports and Letters
A case of iron deficiency anemia with co-existing Hb Fontainebleau.
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Published: June 29, 2014
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Hematology,
Hemoglobinopathy
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Hb Fontainebleaue is a rare alpha chain variant in the Indian population which generates an unknown peak on hemoglobin HPLC study and does cause diagnostic difficulty to those who are not acquainted with this entity. We present a case of Hb Fontainebleau, an eighteen year old patient who presented with symptoms related to anemia to our department and unknown peak observed in HPLC plots lead us to family study and molecular characterization for this case.
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“A case of iron deficiency anemia with co-existing Hb Fontainebleau”. (2014) Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, 6(1), p. e2014051. doi:10.4084/mjhid.2014.051.
