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Hemoglobin
international journal for hemoglobin research
Volume 43, 2019 - Issue 1
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A Case Report of Compound Heterozygosity for β0+-Thalassemia Resulting from under Diagnosed β-Thalassemia Found in a Hb A'2 Sample

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Pages 63-65 | Received 27 Dec 2018, Accepted 01 Feb 2019, Published online: 30 Apr 2019
 

Abstract

Hb A'2 (or Hb B2) (HBD: c.49G>C) is the most frequent δ chain variant that has been described in Africa but not in Thailand. We report here a 10-month-old Thai infant with compound heterozygosity for β0 codon 17 (A>T; HBB: c.52A>T) and β+ IVS II-654 (C>T; HBB: c.316-197C>T). Under diagnosed β-thalassemia (β-thal) in her father, who carries Hb A'2 and a heterozygous β0 codon 17 mutation, and the mother, who carries a heterozygous β+ IVS II-654 mutation, was noted. Although Hb A'2 does not cause any problems, heterozygosity for Hb A'2 can lead to under diagnosis of β-thal in Hb A'2 samples. This case highlights the importance of Hb A'2 in prenatal diagnosis (PND). Thus, molecular analysis for β-thal mutations should be carried out when a small peak presents at the retention time (RT) of 4.71 min. on high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and the summation level of this peak and Hb A2 was equal or higher than 4.0%.

Disclosure statement

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of this article.

Acknowledgements

The authors thank technicians at Lampang Hospital, Lampang, Thailand for their assistance. We are also grateful to Kallayanee Treesuwan, Associated Medical Services-Clinical Service Center, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, for refinement of the English language. All authors have approved the final article.

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