Hydrops fetalis associated with homozygosity for hemoglobin Taybe (α 38/39 THR deletion) in newborn triplets

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 263-266

  Arnon, Shmuel ^a,c   Tamary, Hannah ^b,c   Dgany, Orly ^c   Litmanovitz, Ita ^a,c   Regev, Rivka ^a,c   Bauer, Sofia ^a,c   Dolfin, Tzipora ^a,c   Yacobovich, Joanne ^b,c   Wolach, Baruch ^a,c   Jaber, Lutfi ^b,c,d  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d Bridge to Peace Community Pediatric Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alpha thalassemia; Hemoglobin Taybe; Hydrops fetalis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLOBIN; DNA; HEMOGLOBIN TAYBE; HEMOGLOBIN VARIANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; FETUS HYDROPS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC; CONSANGUINITY; DNA; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; GENE DELETION; GLOBINS; HEMOGLOBINS, ABNORMAL; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; HYDROPS FETALIS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; TRIPLETS;

EID: 3042555838     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20094     Document Type: Article

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