Heterozygous Beta‐Thalassaemia in Pregnancy: Two Rare Causes of Severe Fetal Anemia Requiring Intrauterine Blood Transfusions
Clinicians should be vigilant regarding these rare mutations in families with a history of beta-thalassaemia as the fetal clinical consequences can be severe and intra-uterine blood transfusions may prove life-saving for these fetuses.
Authors
- Cornelis L. Harteveld (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5135-6491)
- E. J. T. Verweij (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9343-9957)
- Tamara T. Koopmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9632-6713)
- Claudia S. Ootjers
- Enrico Lopriore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3513-5066)
- Frans J. Smiers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8131-3521)
- Eva van der Meij (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4905-1867)
- Jaap M. Middeldorp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0765-4125)
- Volkher Scharnhorst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1243-9251)
- Ingrid P.C. Krapels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0080-2893)
- Hubertina Scheepers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9215-5795)
- Kaatje LePoole
Institutions
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- Catharina Ziekenhuis (NL)
- Sanquin (NL)
- Maastricht University (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Prenatal Diagnosis
- Published
- 2024-11-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pd.6695
- Primary Topic
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00