CASE REPORT A novel haemoglobin variant mimicking cyanotic congenital heart disease
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Department of Paediatrics, Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Santa Maria, Lisbon Academic Medical Centre, Lisboa, Portugal Department of Paediatrics, Centro Hospitalar BarreiroMontijo, Barreiro, Portugal Clinical Haematology Service, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal Department of Paediatrics, Haematology Unit, Hospital Santa Maria, Lisbon Academic Medical Centre, Lisboa, Portugal
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