Article
Clinical experience using peripheral blood parameters to analyse the mutation type of thalassemia carriers in pregnant women.
Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - 1 Dec 2023
Zhu Songshan, Yin Jun, Luo Yu, Chen Yanyun, Lin Zhongyuan, Fu Xiafei, Li Hua, Su Hangjiu
Abstract excerpt
Thalassaemia is a typically monogenic disease caused by mutations or deletions in the globin gene and has a high prevalence in southern China. Prenatal screening for thalassaemia can be effective in reducing the incidence of thalassaemia. Haematologic parameters of pregnant thalassaemia carriers are diverse and potentially valuable for identifying different types of genotypes. By comparing and evaluating...
Topics
- Female
- Humans
- Pregnancy
- alpha-Thalassemia
- beta-Thalassemia
- Genotype
- Heterozygote
- Mutation
- Pregnant People
