Abstract
A pregnant woman has two children affected by moderately severe Hb H disease due to compound heterozygosity of South-east Asian deletion and Constant Spring mutation. In her third pregnancy, transabdominal chorionic villus sampling was performed at the tenth gestational week to obtain fetal DNA. The polymerase chain reaction was used for detection of both the South-east Asian deletion and the Constant Spring mutation. Hb H disease was diagnosed in the fetus. After genetic counselling, the couple elected to have the pregnancy terminated.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 143-146 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Prenatal Diagnosis |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 2 |
State | Published - 1993 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Genetics(clinical)
- Obstetrics and Gynecology