title: Hydrops fetalis due to homozygosity for alpha-thalassemia-1, -(alpha)-20.5 kb: the first observation in a Turkish family.
abstract: We report data on a fetus with hydrops fetalis due to a homozygosity for alpha-thalassemia-1, type -(alpha)-20.5 kb; this is the first reported case in a Turkish family. Characterization of the abnormality was based on data from family studies and from alpha-globin gene mapping of the DNA from the parents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gurgey
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Altay
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Beksaç
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kutlar
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Huisman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004247:DNA / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics; D005914:Globins / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D006720:Homozygote; D006801:Humans; D015160:Hydrops Fetalis / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal; D005914:Globins; D004247:DNA; C030448:hemoglobin Bart's