EF Bart’s Disease with Coinheritance of Gγ-XmnI and Aγ-Globin Polymorphisms: A Case of Nontransfusion-Dependant Thalassemia

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(a) Photomicrographs of Wright-stained peripheral blood film showing microcytosis and hypochromasia. There are multiple-target red blood cells and rare spherocytes and teardrop cells (Wright stain, 1000x). (b) Capillary hemoglobin electrophoresis pattern demonstrating homozygote hemoglobin E (HbE) variant and elevated hemoglobin A2 (HbA2) with the absence of hemoglobin A1 (HbA1) in the peripheral blood sample.

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