How do you perform fertility counseling for a patient with a duplication of one of the alpha genes and their partner who has a beta chain point mutation?  

That is, extra copy of one of the alpha genes resulting in an atypical alpha thalassemia for the patient, and beta thalassemia heterozygous carrier for the partner. 



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Medical Oncologist at BronxCare Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Care
Thank you for your kind reply. I am copying the ge...
at Boston University School of Medicine
No. This is a beta0 mutation so perhaps, the chanc...
Medical Oncologist at BronxCare Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Care
Thank you
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