Affiliation:
1. Department of Laboratory Medicine , Peking University Shenzhen Hospital , Shenzhen , Guangdong , P.R. China
2. Public Health Laboratory Centre , Kowloon , Hong Kong
Abstract
Abstract
Objectives
Hemoglobin (Hb) variant is one of the most common monogenic inherited disorders. We aimed to explore the prevalence and hematological and molecular characteristics of Hb variants in southern China.
Methods
We collected blood samples from all patients with suspected variants found during HbA1c measurement via a cation-exchange high-performance liquid chromatography system (Bio-Rad Variant II Turbo 2.0) or a capillary electrophoresis method (Sebia Capillarys). Hematological analysis, Sanger sequencing, and gap-PCR were performed for these samples.
Results
Among the 311,024 patients tested, we found 1,074 Hb variant carriers, including 823 identified using Capillarys and 251 using Variant II Turbo 2.0, with a total carrier rate of 0.35%. We discovered 117 types of Hb variants (52 HBB, 47 HBA, and 18 HBD mutations) containing 18 new mutations. The most common variant found was Hb E, followed by Hb New York, Hb J-Bangkok, Hb Q-Thailand, Hb G-Coushatta, Hb G-Honolulu, Hb G-Taipei, and Hb Broomhill. Most heterozygotes for the Hb variant exhibited normal hematological parameters. However, most patients with compound heterozygotes for the Hb variant and thalassemia showed varied degrees of microcytic hypochromic anemia.
Conclusions
The prevalence of hemoglobin variants remains high and exhibits genetic diversity and widespread distribution in the population of southern China.
Funder
Research Foundation of Peking University Shenzhen Hospital
Subject
Biochemistry (medical),Clinical Biochemistry,General Medicine
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