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Hemoglobin
international journal for hemoglobin research
Volume 37, 2013 - Issue 5
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Short Communication

Two Complex Associations of an HBD Mutation and a Rare α Hemoglobinopathy

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Pages 486-491 | Received 08 Jan 2013, Accepted 01 Mar 2013, Published online: 27 Jun 2013
 

Abstract

We present two case reports in which an HBD mutation is present with a rare α hemoglobinopathy that substantially complicates the associated phenotype. In the first case, a new δ-globin variant, Hb A2-Pierre-Bénite [δ83(EF7)Gly→Arg; HBD: c.250G>C] is associated with Hb Groene Hart [α119(H2)Pro→Ser (α1); HBA1: c.358C>T], an α-thalassemic variant. In the second case, a δ+-thalassemic variant, δ4(A1)Thr→Ile; HBD: c.14C>T, is associated with a newly described deletion of the hypersensitive site 40 (HS-40) region on the α-globin gene cluster. In both patients, a δ-globin mutation was suspected because of an abnormally low Hb A2 level, whereas the α hemoglobinopathy was sought to explain the slight microcytosis and hypochromia presented by the probands.

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