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  2. Fetal hemoglobin - Wikipedia

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    At birth, hemoglobin F accounts for 50-95% of the infant's hemoglobin and at around 6 months after birth, hemoglobin A becomes the predominant type. By the time the baby is one year old, the proportions of different types of hemoglobin are expected to approximate the adult levels, with hemoglobin F reduced to very low levels. [4]

  3. Hemolytic disease of the newborn - Wikipedia

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    Hemolytic disease of the newborn, also known as hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn, HDN, HDFN, or erythroblastosis fetalis, [1] [2] is an alloimmune condition that develops in a fetus at or around birth, when the IgG molecules (one of the five main types of antibodies) produced by the mother pass through the placenta.

  4. Hemolytic disease of the newborn (ABO) - Wikipedia

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    Hgb - the infant's hemoglobin should be tested from cord blood. [5] Reticulocyte count - Reticulocytes are elevated when the infant is producing more blood to combat anemia. [5] A rise in the reticulocyte count can mean that an infant may not need additional transfusions. [18]

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    Callahan Hare was diagnosed with cancer at birth. His family spent 8 months in the hospital while he got treated. Skip to main content. News. 24/7 help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...

  6. Rh disease - Wikipedia

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    Rh disease (also known as rhesus isoimmunization, Rh (D) disease, or rhesus incompatibility, and blue baby disease) is a type of hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN). HDFN due to anti-D antibodies is the proper and currently used name for this disease as the Rh blood group system actually has more than 50 antigens and not only the ...

  7. Savior sibling - Wikipedia

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    A savior sibling may be the solution for any disease treated by hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.It is effective against genetically detectable (mostly monogenic) diseases, e.g. Fanconi anemia, [4] Diamond–Blackfan anemia [5] and β-thalassemia, in the ailing sibling, since the savior sibling can be selected to not have inherited the disease.

  8. Congenital hemolytic anemia - Wikipedia

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    The underlying cause of sickle cell anemia is the synthesis of aberrant hemoglobin, which attaches to other aberrant hemoglobin molecules inside the red blood cell to undergo rigid deformation. [18] Sickle cell anemia symptoms usually appear around the age of six months. They can change over time and differ from person to person.

  9. Congenital dyserythropoietic anemia - Wikipedia

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    Congenital dyserythropoietic anemia (CDA) is a rare blood disorder, similar to the thalassemias.CDA is one of many types of anemia, characterized by ineffective erythropoiesis, and resulting from a decrease in the number of red blood cells (RBCs) in the body and a less than normal quantity of hemoglobin in the blood. [2]