Alpha-thalassemia major presenting in a term neonate without hydrops

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 706-709

  Monaco, Sara E ^a   Davis, Mary ^a   Huang, Ay Chyn ^a   Bhagat, Govind ^a   Baergen, Rebecca N ^b   Lorenz, John M ^a   Chung, Wendy K ^a   Thaker, Harshwardhan M ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha thalassemia major; Hemoglobin Bart; Hydrops fetalis; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROPHORESIS; FETUS HYDROPS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INFANT; MALE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; ANOXIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; HYDROPS FETALIS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE;

EID: 29244477849     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10024-005-0063-2     Document Type: Article

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