A Novel Association of HbQ India Trait with Sickle Cell Anemia: a New Insight in Hemoglobinopathies.
Rakesh Kumar GuptaKartavya Kumar VermaGurmeet SinghPublished in: SN comprehensive clinical medicine (2022)
HbQ India is a rare α-chain structural hemoglobinopathy usually asymptomatic and presents in the heterozygous form or co-inherited with β-thalassemia trait. Herein, we are reporting the third case of novel association of HbQ India with HbS trait hemoglobinopathy in a 30-year-old young male presented with chief complaints of yellowish discoloration of sclera since 5 years with raised serum bilirubin levels along with pedigree analysis of the family.