[BLUE BABY, PINK FUTURE].

Abstract excerpt

Neonatal cyanosis is relatively common. It is usually a consequence of cyanotic heart disease or a pulmonary disorder, and warrants a thorough and quick investigation. Mutations causing decreased affinity of hemoglobin to oxygen may change α1 to β2 binding. We describe a new mutation (asp 102 serine), in the γ chain of hemoglobin, causing neonatal cyanosis which resolves as the baby matures. In this case we would...

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