Interpretation of fetal hemoglobin only on newborn screening for hemoglobinopathy.

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Newborn screening for hemoglobinopathies rarely produces a fetal hemoglobin only result; it is most consistent with beta-thalassemia major, although other diagnoses are possible. The authors describe two unrelated African-American babies born in North Carolina whose newborn screening revealed fetal hemoglobin only. Both had a relatively benign clinical and hematologic picture. Molecular analyses indicated that...

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