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Zhuang J, Zhang N, Wang Y, Zhang H, Zheng Y, Jiang Y, Xie Y, Chen D. Molecular Characterization Analysis of Thalassemia and Hemoglobinopathy in Quanzhou, Southeast China: A Large-Scale Retrospective Study. Front Genet 2021; 12:727233. [PMID: 34659349 PMCID: PMC8514685 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.727233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Background: There are limited reports available on investigations into the molecular spectrum of thalassemia and hemoglobinopathy in Fujian province, Southeast China. Here, we aim to reveal the spectrum of the thalassemia mutation and hemoglobinopathy in Quanzhou prefecture, Fujian province. Methods: We collected data from a total of 17,407 subjects with the thalassemia trait in Quanzhou prefecture. Gap-PCR, DNA reverse dot blot hybridization, and DNA sequencing were utilized for common and rare thalassemia gene testing. Results: In our study, we identified 7,085 subjects who were carrying thalassemia mutations, representing a detection rate of 40.70% (7,085/17,407). Among them, 13 different α-thalassemia gene mutations were detected, with the most common mutation being –SEA (69.01%), followed by –α3.7 (21.34%) and –α4.2 (3.96%). We also discovered 26 β-thalassemia gene mutations, with the mutations of IVS-II-654 (C > T) (36.28%) and CD41/42(–TCTT) (29.16%) being the most prevalent. Besides, a variety of rare thalassemia variants were identified. Among them, the –FIL, βMalay, βIVS–I–130, and βIVS–II–672 mutations were identified in Fujian province for the first time. Additionally, we detected 78 cases of hemoglobinopathies, of which Hb Owari was the first reported case in Fujian province and Hb Miyashiro was the first case identified in the Chinese population. Conclusion: Our study indicates that there is a diverse range of thalassemia mutations, and it also reveals the mutation spectrum of rare thalassemia and hemoglobinopathies in Quanzhou, Fujian province. It provides valuable data for the prevention and control of thalassemia in Southeast China.
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- Jianlong Zhuang
- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Quanzhou Women's and Children's Hospital, Quanzhou, China
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- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Quanzhou Women's and Children's Hospital, Quanzhou, China
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- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Quanzhou Women's and Children's Hospital, Quanzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Quanzhou Women's and Children's Hospital, Quanzhou, China
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- Research and Development Department, Yaneng BIOscience (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd., Shenzhen, China
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- Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Quanzhou Women's and Children's Hospital, Quanzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Reproduction and Genetics of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Quanzhou Women's and Children's Hospital, Quanzhou, China
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Harris NS, Kavesh M, Beal SG, Winter WE, Chui DHK. When Hemoglobin Reported to Be A, S, and F Are Neither A, S, Nor F: A Tale of Two Patients. J Appl Lab Med 2020; 6:543-549. [PMID: 32995874 DOI: 10.1093/jalm/jfaa087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- Neil S Harris
- Department of Pathology, Immunology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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- Department of Pathology, Immunology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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- Department of Pathology, Immunology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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- Department of Pathology, Immunology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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- Departments of Medicine, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
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Panyasai S, Satthakarn S, Pornprasert S. Complex Interaction of Hb Q-Thailand (HBA1: c.223G>C) with β-Thalassemia/Hb E (HBB: c.79G>A) Disease. Hemoglobin 2018; 42:54-57. [DOI: 10.1080/03630269.2018.1430587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- Sitthichai Panyasai
- Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Phayao University, Phayao, Thailand
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- Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Phayao University, Phayao, Thailand
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- Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Shang X, Xu X. Update in the genetics of thalassemia: What clinicians need to know. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2017; 39:3-15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2016.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2016] [Revised: 08/18/2016] [Accepted: 10/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Singsanan S, Karnpean R, Fucharoen G, Sanchaisuriya K, Sae-Ung N, Fucharoen S. Hemoglobin Q-Thailand related disorders: origin, molecular, hematological and diagnostic aspects. Blood Cells Mol Dis 2010; 45:210-4. [PMID: 20615730 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2010.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2010] [Accepted: 05/31/2010] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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We describe the molecular and hematological profiles of thalassemia syndromes caused by interactions of hemoglobin (Hb) Q-Thailand [α74(EF3) Asp-His] and various hemoglobinopathies found in 52 unrelated adult Thai subjects. Ten genotypes including several previously undescribed conditions were observed, which were classified into 4 groups. Group I included 26 Hb Q-Thailand heterozygotes and a homozygotous subject. Group II included subjects with Hb Q-Thailand and other α-thalassemia alleles in trans including 1 compound Hb Q-Thailand/α(+)-thalassemia (-α(3.7)), 2 Hb Q-Thailand/Hb Constant Spring disease and 6 Hb H/Q-Thailand disease. The average levels of Hb Q-Thailand were found to be 29.8%, 82.3%, 34.7%, 49.2-49.3% and 79.4%, respectively. Both Hbs Bart's and H were observed in addition to Hb Q-Thailand in all 6 cases with Hb Q-H disease but not in a homozygous Hb Q-Thailand. Group III included 7 double heterozygotes for Hb Q-Thailand/Hb E, 3 Hb Q-Thailand/Hb E/α(+)-thalassemia (-α(3.7)), 3 heterozygous Hb Q-Thailand/homozygous Hb E and 1 triple heterozygote for Hb Q-Thailand/Hb Constant Spring/Hb E. In this group, Hbs E (α(A)(2)β(E)(2)), Q-Thailand (α(QT)(2)β(A)(2)) and QE (α(QT)(2)β(E)(2)) were observed on both HPLC and capillary electrophoresis. The Hb QE, rather than Hb Q-Thailand, was detected in all 3 cases with heterozygous Hb Q-Thailand and homozygous Hb E. The remaining two cases in group 4 were double heterozygotes for Hb Q-Thailand and β(0)-thalassemia in which Hb Q-Thailand, elevated Hb A(2) (α(A)(2)δ(2)), and Hb QA(2) (α(QT)(2)δ(2)) were detected. DNA analysis identified the Hb Q-Thailand mutation (α74: GAC-CAC) and the linked (-α(4.2)) in all cases. Analysis of α-globin gene haplotype provided the first evidence of a single origin of this Hb variant in Thai population.
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- Sanita Singsanan
- The Graduate School, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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Jindadamrongwech S, Tungbuppha N, Chuncharunee S, Butthep P. Hb Tak and Hb Q-Thailand in Thai patients are S-window hemoglobin variants revealed by high performance liquid chromatography. Hemoglobin 2010; 34:161-4. [PMID: 20353352 DOI: 10.3109/03630261003679631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The S-window hemoglobin (Hb) variants revealed by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) were studied in 12 Thai individuals. The variants were identified, using DNA sequencing and multiplex amplification refractory mutation system-polymerase chain reaction (ARMS-PCR), to be six cases of Hb Tak [beta147 (+AC)], and six cases of Hb Q-Thailand [alpha74(EF3)Asp-->His], respectively. By using the Capillarys 2-capillary zone electrophoresis (CE), Hb Tak and Hb Q-Thailand co-migrated with Hb F in zone 7. This might pose a problem as the high Hb F conditions suggest a differential diagnosis. The S-window Hb variants are mostly Hb Tak and Hb Q-Thailand in the Thai population rather than Hb S [beta6(A3)Glu-->Val]. The definite identification of Hb variants detected by HPLC or capillary electrophoresis (CE) requires DNA analysis.
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- Sumalee Jindadamrongwech
- Blood Disease Diagnostic Center, Hematology Division, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Zheng W, Liu Y, Chen D, Rong K, Ge Y, Gong C, Chen H. Complex interaction of Hb Q-Thailand and Hb E with α0-thalassemia and hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin in a Chinese family. Ann Hematol 2010; 89:883-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s00277-010-0935-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2009] [Accepted: 02/25/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Li D, Liao C, Li J, Xie X, Zhong H. Association of Hb Q-Thailand with Heterozygous Hb E in a Chinese Patient. Hemoglobin 2009; 32:319-21. [DOI: 10.1080/03630260802004483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Four Chinese patients with Hb Q-H disease were identified during thalassemia screening. The main hematological characteristics of Hb Q-H disease are that Hb A is absent, and Hb Q-Thailand (also known as G-Taichung, Mahidol, Kurashiki-I and Asabara) accounts for the majority of the total hemoglobin (Hb). The phenotype of this disorder is similar to that of deletional Hb H (beta4) disease.
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- Dongzhi Li
- Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Maternal & Neonatal Hospital, Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China.
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Liao C, Li J, Li D. Association of β-Thalassemia and Hb Q-Thailand Resulting in a Normal Hb A2Value. Hemoglobin 2009; 32:505-8. [DOI: 10.1080/03630260802004186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Hb Q-H disease: two cases in a Cantonese family. Blood Cells Mol Dis 2008; 41:259-60. [PMID: 18653359 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2008.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2008] [Accepted: 06/16/2008] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Electrospray mass spectrometric characterization of hemoglobin Q (Hb Q-India) and a double mutant hemoglobin S/D in clinical samples. Clin Biochem 2007; 41:75-81. [PMID: 17959160 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2007.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2007] [Revised: 08/27/2007] [Accepted: 09/12/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The clinical analysis of hemoglobin by ion exchange chromatography can result in ambiguities in identification of the nature of the globin chain present in patient samples. LC/ESI-MS provides rapid and precise determination of globin chain masses. DESIGN AND METHODS Hemolysate of hemoglobin Q-India and hemoglobin S/D/F have been analyzed using ESI-MS. Tandem-MS has been used to establish mutation in alpha chain of hemoglobin Q. RESULTS The identification of hemoglobin Q-India is readily achieved by LC/ESI-MS, which establishes the presence of a mutant alpha chain differing in mass from normal alpha chain by 22 Da. The site of mutation has been identified by tandem-MS analysis of a tryptic fragment encompassing residues alphaV62-K90. LC/ESI-MS screening has also provide an example of simultaneous occurrence of mutant globin chains containing beta6E-->V (Hb S, sickle) and beta121E-->Q (Hb D) variant. Expression of gamma(G) globin chain is also demonstrated in this sample. CONCLUSIONS The site of mutation in hemoglobin Q-India is identified as alpha64D-->H which differs from mutations alpha74D-->H in Hb Q-Thailand and alpha75D-->H in Hb Q-Iran. Mass spectrometric analysis of hemoglobins from a patient and her parents suggests inheritance of mutant beta globin genes from both parents.
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Sanchaisuriya K, Chunpanich S, Fucharoen S, Fucharoen G, Sanchaisuriya P, Changtrakun Y. Association of Hb Q-Thailand with homozygous Hb E and heterozygous Hb Constant Spring in pregnancy. Eur J Haematol 2005; 74:221-7. [PMID: 15693792 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2004.00381.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hemoglobin (Hb) Q-Thailand [alpha74(EF3): Asp-->His] is an abnormal Hb found mainly in China and South-east Asian countries. Association of the alpha(Q-Thailand) allele with alpha-thalassemia has important implications in diagnosis. We report the hitherto undescribed conditions of this variant in two unrelated pregnant Thai women. Routine Hb analyses using high-performance liquid chromatography identified abnormal Hb migrating after Hb A(2) in addition to a homozygous Hb E in the proband 1 and to a heterozygous Hb Constant Spring (Hb CS) in the proband 2. Further alpha-globin gene analysis identified that the variant was caused by the GAC to CAC mutation at codon 74 of the alpha1-globin gene corresponding to the Hb Q-Thailand, detected in cis to the 4.2 kb deletional alpha-thalassemia 2 in both cases. Interaction of the alpha(Q-Thailand) with the beta(E) globin chains in the proband 1 leads to a Hb variant, namely the Hb QE. Family study of the proband 1 showed that her non-pregnant sister had the same genotype but her father was a double heterozygote for Hb E and Hb Q-Thailand in whom both Hb Q-Thailand and Hb QE were detected. Genotype-phenotype relationships observed in these families with complex hemoglobinopathies are presented and compared with those of simple homozygote for Hb E, heterozygote for Hb CS and heterozygote for Hb Q-Thailand found in other unrelated subjects. A simple DNA assay based on allele-specific polymerase chain reaction for simultaneous detection of the Hb Q-Thailand mutation and the 4.2 kb deletional alpha-thalassemia 2 determinant was developed and validated.
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- Kanokwan Sanchaisuriya
- The Graduate School, Department of Clinical Microscopy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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Fucharoen S, Winichagoon P. Hemoglobinopathies in Southeast Asia: molecular biology and clinical medicine. Hemoglobin 1997; 21:299-319. [PMID: 9255610 DOI: 10.3109/03630269709000664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- S Fucharoen
- Thalassemia Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University Bangkok, Thailand
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Zeng FY, Rodgers GP, Huang SZ, Schechter AN, Salamah M, Perrine S, Berg PE. Sequence of the -530 region of the beta-globin gene of sickle cell anemia patients with the Arabian haplotype. Hum Mutat 1994; 3:163-5. [PMID: 8199597 DOI: 10.1002/humu.1380030213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- F Y Zeng
- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892
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