Article
A report of 8 cases with hemoglobin H disease in an Iranian family.
Pediatric hematology and oncology - 1 Aug 2010
Azarkeivan Azita, Azita Azarkeivan, Neishabury Maryam, Hadavi Valeh, Esteghamat Fatemehsadat, Fatemehsadat Esteghamat, Enrahimkhani Saideh, Najmabadi Hossein, Hossein Najmabadi
Abstract excerpt
alpha-Thalassemia is a common genetic disorder in Iran. However, no comprehensive data on epidemiology of severe forms of alpha-thalassemia, including hemoglobin H (HbH) or hydrops fetalis, is available in this population. This is a first case report of an Iranian family with large number of HbH individuals. The proband is a 48-year-old woman, referred to our center with anemia and no history of previous blood...
Topics
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Family
- Female
- Genetic Testing
- Genotype
- Hemoglobin H
- Humans
- Hydrops Fetalis
- Iran
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
