Absence of Beta-Globulin Fraction in the Serum Protein of a Patient with Unexplained Anemia

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IN the following case the beta-globulin fraction was almost completely absent from the serum protein.Case ReportAn 85-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital for the 1st time on May 8, 1953, with the chief complaints of weakness, dizziness, dyspnea and some edema of the ankles. At this time the hemoglobin was 3.1 gm. per 100 ml., and the red-cell count 1,040,000. She was in cardiac failure. A number of blood transfusions relieved symptoms and increased the hemoglobin to 9.5 gm. per 100 ml. She was discharged with no diagnosis of the cause of the anemia. Subsequently, she returned . . .

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