Question

1. Match the disorder on the left with the appropriate description on the right. Each letter may be used only once.

1. ______Hydrops fetalis syndrome                     a. Individual has hemoglobin Bart’s at

                                                                                           birth but develops a normal electrophoretic

                                                                                                    pattern later in life.

B ______Hemoglobin H disease                                 b. Individual dies during gestation or soon after

                                                                                           birth.

C._____   α⁰ –Thalassemia trait                                   c. Individual has no recognizable hemoglobin

                                                                                          abnormality.

1. ____   α ⁺-Thalassemia trait                                  d. Individual displays clinical symptoms of

                                                                                          anemia but survives into adulthood without

                                                                                          blood transfusion.

Answer 1

A. Hydrops fetalis syndrome has hemoglobin bart's at - b. Individual dies during gestation or soon after birth.

B. Hemoglobin H disease - d. Anemia but survives into adulthood without blood transfusion.

C.$\alpha$0 thalassemia - c. Individual has no recognisable hemoglobin abnormality

A.$\alpha$+- thalassemia trait individual displays clinical symptoms of - a. Individual birth but develops a normal electrophoretic pattern later in life