Research Article

Long-Read Sequencing Identified a Large Novel δ/β-Globin Gene Deletion in a Chinese Family

Table 2

Comparing the average values of hematological findings in different Hb Lepore variants.

Lepore HbsLeiden [30]Hong Kong [34]Boston-Washington [36]Hollandia [36]Baltimore [36]ARUP [36]Quanzhou (our study)

Sample numbers13469212
RBC (1012/L)6.105.075.876.096.346.075.78
Hb (g/L)142.00117.00131.00132.00143.00120.00122.00
MCV (fL)71.0071.9777.2069.5077.4070.0066.60
MCH (pg)22.9022.8324.0021.8022.6019.8021.00
Hb A2 (%)12.102.4313.1012.0012.4010.302.35
Hb F (%)5.506.604.092.843.052.002.40
Hb zone 6 (%)/0////10.05

Hb: hemoglobin; MCV: mean corpuscular volume; MCH: mean corpuscular hemoglobin.