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Comment on: Severe β-thalassemia (Hb Zunyi) mimicking congenital dyserythropoietic anemia—The deceivingly normal mean corpuscular volume and hemoglobin electrophoresis in dominantly inherited β-thalassemia: Hb Little Venice
Anselm Chi-wai Lee,
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Anselm Chi-wai Lee
Department of Children's Haematology and Cancer Centre, Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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Anselm Chi-wai Lee, Department of Children's Haematology and Cancer Centre, Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Level 4, 3 Mount Elizaveth, 228510, Singapore.
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Search for more papers by this author Hai Yang Law,
Hai Yang Law
Department of DNA Diagnostic and Research Lab, Genetics Service, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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Anselm Chi-wai Lee,
Corresponding Author
Anselm Chi-wai Lee
Department of Children's Haematology and Cancer Centre, Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
Correspondence
Anselm Chi-wai Lee, Department of Children's Haematology and Cancer Centre, Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Level 4, 3 Mount Elizaveth, 228510, Singapore.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this author Hai Yang Law,
Hai Yang Law
Department of DNA Diagnostic and Research Lab, Genetics Service, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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First published: 08 August 2024
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