Characterisation of two unusual cases of haemoglobin Bart’s hydrops foetalis caused by – and large novel α-globin gene cluster deletions

• Published in: Journal of international medical research Vol. 49
• Main Authors: Yunan Wang, Ying Xiong, Chang Liu, Jian Lu, Jicheng Wang, DanQing Qin, Ling Liu, Jing Wu, Xin Zhao, Liyuan Fang, Li Du, Aihua Yin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publishing 01.02.2021

Background We describe 2 unusual haemoglobin (Hb) Bart’s hydrops cases that could not be explained by traditional factors. Case presentation: Two families with a diagnosis or history of foetal hydrops were enrolled. A suspension-array system was used to detect the 23 most frequent mutations in south...