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Universal newborn screening for Hb H disease in California.
Genetic testing - 1 Jan 2001
Lorey F, Cunningham G, Vichinsky E P, Lubin B H, Witkowska H E, Matsunaga A, Azimi M, Sherwin J, Eastman J, Farina F, Waye J S, Chui D H
Abstract excerpt
Newborn screening is an accepted public health measure to ensure that appropriate health care is provided in a timely manner to infants with hereditary/metabolic disorders. Alpha-thalassemia is a common hemoglobin (Hb) disorder, and causes Hb H (beta4) disease, and usually fatal homozygous alpha(0)-thalassemia, also known as Hb Bart's (gamma4) hydrops fetalis syndrome. In 1996, the State of California began to...
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