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A Rare Case of De Novo Beta-Thalassemia Diagnosed by Whole-Genome Sequencing in an Ethnically Danish Newborn.
Hemoglobin - 1 May 2024
Ravichandran Stefni, Hoffmann Marianne, Petersen Jesper, Sjø Lene, Rasmussen Andreas Ørslev, Eidesgaard Annetta, Glenthøj Andreas
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In 2020, a 2-month-old ethnically Danish girl was diagnosed with β-thalassemia after presenting with persistent jaundice. The peripheral blood smear showed significant aniso- and poikilocytosis, increased number of reticulocytes and erythroblastosis. Trio analysis of the index patient and both parents was performed by whole-genome sequencing. Here, both parents were found normal, however the analysis revealed an...
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