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Haemoglobin H staining with brilliant cresyl blue. Arrows: erythrocytes with golf ball inclusions
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Unsurprisingly, many erythrocytes containing golf ball inclusions appeared in the HbH staining smear (Fig. 1).
Haemoglobin electrophoresis chromatography. Haemoglobin A 92.1%, haemoglobin A2 1.7%, haemoglobin H 6.2%
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Furthermore, a small HbH peak was detected following haemoglobin electrophoresis, estimated to occupy 6.2% of the total haemoglobin content (Fig. 2).