Molecular defects in Hb H hydrops fetalis

被引:84
作者
Chan, V [1 ]
Chan, VWY [1 ]
Tang, M [1 ]
Lau, K [1 ]
Todd, D [1 ]
机构
[1] TSAN YUK HOSP,DEPT OBSTET & GYNAECOL,HONG KONG,HONG KONG
关键词
Hb H hydrops; molecular defect; alpha thalassaemia;
D O I
10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.d01-2017.x
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
The molecular defect in two unique cases of Hb H hydrops fetalis has been characterized. Both cases are due to co-inheritance of a 'non-deletion' defect affecting the alpha(2) gene: at codon 30 (Delta GAG, Glu) and codon 59 (G --> A, Gly --> Asp) respectively and a zeta-alpha thalassaemia (thal) 1 or alpha thal 1 genotype. These two non-deletion defects, unlike previously described cases, resulted in severe anaemia of the fetuses and emphasize the importance of performing prenatal diagnosis for these families.
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