Alpha-thalassemia

An inherited hemoglobinopathy characterized by impaired synthesis of alpha-globin chains leading to a variable clinical picture depending on the number of affected alleles.

Pulmonary hypoplasia



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PMID (PMCID)
15061322
MALE Infant, Newborn
Pulmonary hypoplasia and persistent pulmonary hypertension in the newborn with homozygous alpha-thalassemia: a case report and review of the literature.
Bizzarro MJ, Copel JA, Pearson HA, Pober B, Bhandari V.
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2003;14(6):411-6.
Pulmonary hypoplasia and persistent pulmonary hypertension in the newborn with homozygous alpha-thalassemia: a case report and review of the literature.
15061322
MALE Infant, Newborn
Pulmonary hypoplasia and persistent pulmonary hypertension in the newborn with homozygous alpha-thalassemia: a case report and review of the literature.
Bizzarro MJ, Copel JA, Pearson HA, Pober B, Bhandari V.
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2003;14(6):411-6.
We report the survival of a newborn with homozygous alpha-thalassemia complicated by pulmonary hypoplasia and persistent pulmonary hypertension, an association not previously reported.