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Prenatal diagnosis of a case with SEA-HPFH deletion thalassemia with whole HBB gene deletion.
Taiwanese journal of obstetrics & gynecology - 1 Jun 2018
Ly Thi Thanh Ha, Le Thi Thanh Huong, Hoang Luong Long, Huy Tran Thinh, Liu Su-Ching, Truong Hai Nam, Ta Thanh Van, Bui The-Hung, Tran Van Khanh
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The thalassemias is a group of hereditary disorders with impaired production of functional hemoglobin. In this report we described a rare case of compound heterozygous mutation of South-East Asia type hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin (SEA-HPFH) and β -thalassemia that allowed prenatal diagnosis to be performed in a subsequent pregnancy in the family. CASE REPORT: The father showed a SEA-HPFH...
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