Article
First Report of a Novel Deletion Due to εγδβ-Thalassemia in a Chinese Family.
Hemoglobin - 1 May 2017
Hui Annie S Y, Au Patrick K C, Ting Yuen-Ha, Kan Anita S Y, Cheng Yvonne K Y, Leung Alex W K, Chan Kelvin Y K, Li Chi-Kong, Tang Mary H Y, Leung Tak-Yeung
Abstract excerpt
A fetus of Chinese descent presented with ultrasound features of anemia at 20 weeks' gestation. Father had low a mean corpuscular volume (MCV) level. Multiplex gap-polymerase chain reaction (gap-PCR) excluded common α-thalassemia (α-thal) deletions and mutations and PCR sequencing of the α1- and α2-globin genes were negative. The fetus had a normal karyotype. Array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) showed...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Asian People
- China
- Comparative Genomic Hybridization
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Pedigree
