Santoro Graziano, Cro Fabiana, Poma Federica, Kullmann Cristina, Lapucci Cristina, Ferrari Maurizio
Genetic Unit, Synlab Italia Brescia Italy.
S.Me.L. Synlab Italia Monza Italy.
Clin Case Rep. 2022 Sep 19;10(9):e6340. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6340. eCollection 2022 Sep.
Here, we describe a case report of a Sardinian woman diagnosed as pure beta-thalassemia carrier for her anemia who underwent to alpha-thalassemia genetic testing that revealed she was heterozygous for both thalssemias. This allowed to reach a conclusive diagnosis useful for family counseling and for assess the reproductive risk.
在此,我们报告一例撒丁岛女性病例。该女性因贫血被诊断为纯合子β地中海贫血携带者,随后接受了α地中海贫血基因检测,结果显示她两种地中海贫血均为杂合子。这使得能够得出一个确定性诊断,对家族咨询和评估生殖风险很有用。