Beta-thalassemias are blood disorders characterized by poorly understood clinical phenotypes ranging from asymptomatic to severe anemia. Metabolic composition of the human placenta could be affected by the presence of pathological states such as β-thalassemia. The aim of our study was to describe metabolic changes in chorionic villi samples of fetuses affected by β-thalassemia compared to a control group by applying a metabolomics approach.

Metabolomic Investigation of β-Thalassemia in Chorionic Villi Samples

Murgia, Federica;Peddes, Cristina;Tronci, Laura;Atzori, Luigi
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Beta-thalassemias are blood disorders characterized by poorly understood clinical phenotypes ranging from asymptomatic to severe anemia. Metabolic composition of the human placenta could be affected by the presence of pathological states such as β-thalassemia. The aim of our study was to describe metabolic changes in chorionic villi samples of fetuses affected by β-thalassemia compared to a control group by applying a metabolomics approach.
2019
arachidonic acid metabolism; chorionic villi samples; gas chromatography–mass spectrometry; metabolomics; pentose phosphate pathway; β-thalassemia
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