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Candidate variants were verified by Sanger sequencing.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Compound heterozygous frameshift variants (p.Q719QfsX21; p.F2286LfsX6) of <jats:italic>ABCA12<\/jats:italic> were identified for the fetus, suggesting the former variants were maternally inherited and the latter paternally inherited. The fetus was terminated.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>A prenatal molecular diagnosis is an important approach for the prevention of HI. 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