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THE larger part of abnormal hæmoglobins described in world literature has been observed, in sporadic form, among the people of Italy. As a matter of fact, Silvestroni and Bianco et al. have identified1–3 not only many cases of hæmoglobin S, the presence of which in Italy was known for some time, but also cases of hæmoglobins L, D, G, K, H and A2 abundant in non-microcythæmic (or thalassæmic) subjects.
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SILVESTRONI, E., BIANCO, I. & BRANCATI, C. Hæmoglobin P in a Family of Southern Italian Extraction. Nature 191, 292–294 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/191292b0
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