Coinheritance of hemoglobin D-Punjab and β⁰-thalassemia 3.4 kb deletion in a Thai girl

• Main Authors: Sitthichai Panyasai, Sarinna Rahad, Sakorn Pornprasert
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85029467587&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/47121
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2017 Asian Journal of Transfusion Science. Hemoglobin (Hb) D-Punjab [β 121(GH4) Glu→ln; HBB: C.364G > C] and β 0 -thalassemia 3.4 kb deletion are very rare in the Thai population. For the first time, the coinheritance of HbD-Punjab with β 0 -thalassemia 3.4 kb deletion was reported in a 7-year-old Thai girl. She had mild anemia (Hb 115.0 g/L and mean corpuscular hemoglobin 18.1 pg) with red blood cell microcytosis (mean corpuscular volume 52.5 fL). By capillary electrophoresis (CE), HbD-Punjab was found at a migration position of 180 s with the value of 81.9% while the level of HbA 2 was 7.3%. Based on the elevated HbA 2 , the molecular analysis for detection of β 0 -thalassemia mutations was performed. The 490 bp amplified fragments from β 0 -thalassemia 3.4 kb deletion was observed. Thus, the coinheritance of HbD-Punjab with β 0 -thalassemia can be found in the Thai population. The HbA 2 measured on CE is a reliable parameter for differentiating the homozygote of HbD-Punjab and compound heterozygote of HbD-Punjab and β 0 -thalassemia.