Hemoglobin shady grove: A novel fetal methemoglobin variant1. Issue 8 (4th March 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Marks, Asher; Luo, Hong‐yuan; Chui, David H.K.; Greenberg, Jay
• Is Part Of: Pediatric blood & cancer. Volume 60:Issue 8(2013:Aug.)
• Page Start: E55
• Page End: E56
• Publication Date: 2013-03-04
• Subjects: Tumors in children -- Periodicals; Blood -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Cancer in children -- Periodicals; 618.92
• DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24503
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1545-5009

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <sec id="pbc24503-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <p>Recommendations by the US Department of Health and Human Services Secretary's Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children aim to increase congenital heart disease screening by pulse oximetry in the nursery. Here, we describe a novel fetal methemoglobin variant discovered in a newborn found to have oxygen saturations significantly below normal upon pulse oximetry screening for congenital heart disease. As universal newborn screening with pulse oximetry is implemented, hereditary variant hemoglobins should be considered in the diagnostic work‐up in otherwise well newborns with low SpO₂. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2013;60E55‐E56. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.</p> </sec> </abstract>