Rare Combinational Hemoglobinopathies

Ammar Husan1, Sam N Amarasinghe2, Andee Fontenot2

  • 1Family Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Shreveport, Shreveport, USA.

Cureus
|January 11, 2023
PubMed

Hemoglobinopathies are genetic defects that result in the abnormal formation and composition of globin chains in the hemoglobin molecule. Sickle cell disease is one of the more common forms of genetic malformation, while Hemoglobin (Hb) Arab, Lepore, Korle-Bu, Kansas, D-Punjab, and Hasharon are uncommon presentations. Herein, we describe the case of a young patient who presented with a low hemoglobin level and was subsequently diagnosed with a rare combination of Hemoglobin Korle-Bu, D-Punjab, and sickle cell trait.

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