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Hydrops fetalis syndrome

also: Hb Bart's hydrops fetalis syndrome

Severe alpha thalassemia causing fetal hydrops.

Specialty
Hematology
Subspecialty
Hematology / Hemoglobinopathies
Sex & age distribution
Male: affected; Female: affected; Children: yes, prenatal
Gene(s) involved
HBA1, HBA2
Alternative names & eponyms
Hb Bart's hydrops fetalis syndrome

Etiology & mechanism

Deletion of all four alpha globin genes.

Gene(s) involved (2)

Symptoms & signs (4)

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