Journal of Hematology, ISSN 1927-1212 print, 1927-1220 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 13, Number 3, June 2024, pages 116-120

A Unique Case of a Compound Heterozygosity of Hemoglobin Korle-Bu and Sickle Cell Trait in a Military Trainee

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. A peripheral blood smear with normochromic, normocytic erythrocytes without morphologic abnormality.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. A hemoglobin (Hb) capillary electrophoresis showing Hb D variant, Hb S and Hb A2 peaks.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Acid and alkaline hemoglobin (Hb) gel electrophoresis showing a migration most consistent with Hb S, D, G, and Lepore in column 6 in both gels. AFSC controls in both gels are observed in columns 1, 3, 5, and 7. Hb AF comparisons in both gels are observed in columns 2 and 4.