Compound heterozygosity for Hb S and Hb S-Oman : Case report

Suresh Venugopal; Alphonsa Shaju; Suchata Dhuri; Thuraiya Al-Harthy; Khalid B Jabal

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal (Nov 2008)

Compound heterozygosity for Hb S and Hb S-Oman : Case report

Suresh Venugopal,
Alphonsa Shaju,
Suchata Dhuri,
Thuraiya Al-Harthy,
Khalid B Jabal

Affiliations

Suresh Venugopal: Laboratory Department, Al-Nahdha Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Alphonsa Shaju: Laboratory Department, Al-Nahdha Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Suchata Dhuri: Laboratory Department, Al-Nahdha Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Thuraiya Al-Harthy: Laboratory Department, Al-Nahdha Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Khalid B Jabal: Laboratory Department, Al-Nahdha Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 3
pp. 344 – 346

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The haematological and clinical findings of a three year old Omani girl, phenotypically compound heterozygote for Hb S and Hb S Oman, are presented, further substantiated by family studies. The necessity of reviewing cases with sickle cell haemoglobin in Oman is stressed.

Published in Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

ISSN: 2075-051X (Print); 2075-0528 (Online)
Publisher: Sultan Qaboos University
Country of publisher: Oman
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/index

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