Hb Johnstown [beta109(G11)Val-->Leu], a high oxygen affinity hemoglobin (Hb) variant associated with beta0-thalassemia (thal) [IVS-I-1 (G-->A)], was identified in an 8-year-old girl referred to our laboratory because of erythrocytosis and a left-shifted oxygen dissociation curve (ODC).
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Thalassemia