A case of transfusion-dependent nondeletional Hb H disease undiagnosed during prenatal screening for thalassemia

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-166

  Li, Dong Zhi ^a   Liao, Can ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU MATERNAL AND NEONATAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

thalassemia; Double heterozygotes; Hb constant spring; Nondeletional mutations

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN H;

ALPHA THALASSEMIA; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; FAMILY HISTORY; FETUS; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENE DELETION; GENETIC SCREENING; HEMOGLOBIN H DISEASE; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; GLOBINS; HEMOGLOBINS, ABNORMAL; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 39749145025     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1947     Document Type: Article

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