Coinheritance of α-thalassemia-1 and hemoglobin E/β0-thalassemia:: Practical implications for neonatal screening and genetic counseling

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Krishnamurti, L
CHui, DHK
Dallaire, M
LeRoy, B
Waye, JS
Perentesis, JP
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[1] Univ Minnesota, Ctr Canc, Pediat High Risk Hematol Oncol Program, Sch Med,Dept Pediat, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
[2] Univ Minnesota, Sch Med, Inst Human Genet, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
[3] McMaster Univ, Provincial Hemoglobinopathy DNA Diagnost Lab, Hamilton, ON, Canada
[4] McMaster Univ, Dept Pathol, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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10.1016/S0022-3476(98)70319-1
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Hemoglobin E (HbE), alpha-thalassemia, and beta-thalassemia are common among Southeast Asians and often occur in compound heterozygous states that complicate neonatal screening. We describe a kindred with alpha-thalassemia-1, HbE, and beta(0)-thalassemia. The proband had HbE/beta(0)-thalassemia, with severe anemia and failure to thrive. His father also had HbE/beta(0)-thalassemia but had coinherited a thalassemia-l and was free of symptoms.
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