Two rare hemoglobin variants in the Çukurova Region of Turkey:  Hb E-Saskatoon and Hb G-Coushatta

Genç, Ahmet; Çürük, Mehmet Akif

Two rare hemoglobin variants in the Çukurova Region of Turkey: Hb E-Saskatoon and Hb G-Coushatta [Turk J Hematol]

Turk J Hematol. 2011; 28(4): 323-326 | DOI: 10.5152/tjh.2011.88

Two rare hemoglobin variants in the Çukurova Region of Turkey: Hb E-Saskatoon and Hb G-Coushatta

Ahmet Genç¹, Mehmet Akif Çürük²
¹Vocational School Of Health Services, Adıyaman University, Adıyaman, Turkey
²Department Of Biochemistry, Faculty Of Medicine, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey

Hb E-Saskatoon and Hb G-Coushatta are rare hemoglobin variants that are not a health problem. Herein we present a Turkish woman that was diagnosed as homozygous Hb E-Saskatoon (only the second such case reported from Turkey) and a Turkish boy diagnosed as heterozygote Hb E-Saskatoon. Additionally, 2 Turkish sisters diagnosed as heterozygote Hb G-Coushatta are presented.

Keywords: Hb E-Saskatoon, Hb G-Coushatta

Türkiye'nin Çukurova bölgesinde görülen iki nadir hemoglobin: Hemoglobin E-Saskatoon ve Hb G-Coushatta

Hb E-Saskatoon ve Hb G-Coushatta herhangi bir sağlık sorununa yol açmayan nadir görülen iki hemoglobin varyantıdır. Hb E-Saskatoon vakası Türkiye’de rapor edilmiş ikinci homozigot vakadır. Bu çalışmada, bir homozigot ve bir heterozigot Hb E-Saskatoon tanımlanmıştır. Başka bir olgu da iki kız kardeş heterozigot Hb G-Coushatta olduğu belirlenmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Hb E-Saskatoon, Hb G-Coushatta

Corresponding Author: Ahmet Genç, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: English

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