HemoglobinPub Date : 2024-04-02DOI: 10.1080/03630269.2024.2335933
Johanne Kodal Breinholt, Andreas Glenthøj, Mustafa Vakur Bor
{"title":"Thrombosis Tendency After Splenectomy in a Danish Family With Hemoglobin Volga, and a Literature Review","authors":"Johanne Kodal Breinholt, Andreas Glenthøj, Mustafa Vakur Bor","doi":"10.1080/03630269.2024.2335933","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03630269.2024.2335933","url":null,"abstract":"Hemoglobin (Hb) Volga is a rare, unstable β-chain hemoglobin variant (β27 Ala→Asp), causing chronic hemolytic anemia. This study presents two members of a Danish family, splenectomized due to Hb Vo...","PeriodicalId":12997,"journal":{"name":"Hemoglobin","volume":"45 22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140575888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HemoglobinPub Date : 2024-04-02DOI: 10.1080/03630269.2024.2325456
Najmaddin S. H. Khoshnaw, Jawhar J. Omar, Zahir S. Hussein, Rebar N. Mohammed
{"title":"Premarital Screening is Pivotal in Reducing the Births of Babies Affected with Thalassemia Major in Iraq","authors":"Najmaddin S. H. Khoshnaw, Jawhar J. Omar, Zahir S. Hussein, Rebar N. Mohammed","doi":"10.1080/03630269.2024.2325456","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03630269.2024.2325456","url":null,"abstract":"Thalassemia major is one of the health problems in Iraq, especially in Kurdistan. Pre-marriage mandatory preventive screening program was established in Kurdistan in 2008, which allowed us to study...","PeriodicalId":12997,"journal":{"name":"Hemoglobin","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140575896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HemoglobinPub Date : 2024-04-02DOI: 10.1080/03630269.2024.2328220
John S. Waye, Meredith Hanna, Betty-Ann Hohenadel, Lisa Nakamura, Lynda Walker, Barry Eng, Landry E. Nfonsam
{"title":"Newborn Screening for β-Thalassemia Identifies a Complex Genotype Involving a Novel β-Globin Gene Mutation (HBB:c.336dup)","authors":"John S. Waye, Meredith Hanna, Betty-Ann Hohenadel, Lisa Nakamura, Lynda Walker, Barry Eng, Landry E. Nfonsam","doi":"10.1080/03630269.2024.2328220","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03630269.2024.2328220","url":null,"abstract":"Newborn screening identified a Chinese-Canadian infant who was positive for possible β-thalassemia (β-thal). Detailed family studies demonstrated that the proband was a compound heterozygote for th...","PeriodicalId":12997,"journal":{"name":"Hemoglobin","volume":"67 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140576099","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HemoglobinPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2024-02-15DOI: 10.1080/03630269.2024.2314075
John S Waye, Meredith Hanna, Lisa Nakamura, Lynda Walker, Barry Eng, Landry E Nfonsam
{"title":"Splice Acceptor Mutation [<i>HBB</i>:c.93-2A > T] in a Patient with Hb S/β<sup>0</sup>-Thalassemia.","authors":"John S Waye, Meredith Hanna, Lisa Nakamura, Lynda Walker, Barry Eng, Landry E Nfonsam","doi":"10.1080/03630269.2024.2314075","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03630269.2024.2314075","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report a case of Hb S/β<sup>0</sup>-thalassemia (Hb S/β<sup>0</sup>-thal) in a patient who is a compound heterozygote for the Hb Sickle mutation (<i>HBB</i>:c.20A > T) and a mutation of the canonical splice acceptor sequence of IVS1 (AG > TG, <i>HBB</i>:c.93-2A > T). This is the fifth mutation involving the AG splice acceptor site of IVS1, all of which prevent normal splicing and cause β<sup>0</sup>-thal.</p>","PeriodicalId":12997,"journal":{"name":"Hemoglobin","volume":" ","pages":"116-117"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139740874","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HemoglobinPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2024-02-23DOI: 10.1080/03630269.2024.2319733
Nasir Al-Allawi, Sulav D Atroshi, Regir K Sadullah, Adil Abozaid Eissa, Gernot Kriegshäuser, Shaima Al-Zebari, Shatha Qadir, Dilan Khalil, Christian Oberkanins
{"title":"A Population-Oriented Genetic Scoring System to Predict Phenotype: A Pathway to Personalized Medicine in Iraqis With β-Thalassemia.","authors":"Nasir Al-Allawi, Sulav D Atroshi, Regir K Sadullah, Adil Abozaid Eissa, Gernot Kriegshäuser, Shaima Al-Zebari, Shatha Qadir, Dilan Khalil, Christian Oberkanins","doi":"10.1080/03630269.2024.2319733","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03630269.2024.2319733","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To assess the roles of genetic modifiers in Iraqi β-thalassemia patients, and determine whether a genotype-based scoring system could be used to predict phenotype, a total of 224 Iraqi patients with molecularly characterized homozygous or compound heterozygous β-thalassemia were further investigated for α-thalassemia deletions as well as five polymorphisms namely: rs7482144 C > T at <i>HBG2</i>, rs1427407 G > T and rs10189857 A > G at <i>BCL11A,</i> and rs28384513 A > C and rs9399137 T > C at <i>HMIP.</i> The enrolled patients had a median age of 14 years, with 96 males and 128 females. They included 144 thalassemia major, and 80 thalassemia intermedia patients. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that a model including sex and four of these genetic modifiers, namely: β<sup>+</sup> alleles, <i>HBG2</i> rs7482144, α-thalassemia deletions, and <i>BCL11A</i> rs1427407 could significantly predict phenotype (major versus intermedia) with an overall accuracy of 83.9%. Furthermore, a log odds genetic score based on these significant predictors had a highly significant area under curve of 0.917 (95% CI 0.882-0.953). This study underscores the notion that genetic scoring systems should be tailored to populations in question, since genetic modifiers (and/or their relative weight) vary between populations. The population-oriented genetic scoring system created by the current study to predict β-thalassemia phenotype among Iraqis may pave the way to personalized medicine in this patient's group.</p>","PeriodicalId":12997,"journal":{"name":"Hemoglobin","volume":" ","pages":"94-100"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139930880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HemoglobinPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2024-02-12DOI: 10.1080/03630269.2024.2315188
Hua Jiang, Dong-Zhi Li
{"title":"Early Onset of Severe Anemia Caused by Hb Calgary (<i>HBB</i>: C.194G > T): Another Case Report.","authors":"Hua Jiang, Dong-Zhi Li","doi":"10.1080/03630269.2024.2315188","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03630269.2024.2315188","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Unstable hemoglobin (Hb) variants are a rare cause of congenital hemolytic anemia. We describe a Chinese girl who presented with transfusion-dependent anemia in early infancy. Her diagnosis of Hb Calgary [β64(E8)Gly > Val; <i>HBB</i>:c.194G > T] was not made until molecular testing was performed at the age of 5 years. Our case highlights the importance of early genetic testing in order to make the diagnosis, which may not only be useful for patient management and family counseling, but also for avoiding further unnecessary investigative attempts.</p>","PeriodicalId":12997,"journal":{"name":"Hemoglobin","volume":" ","pages":"118-120"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139722336","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A New δ-Globin Gene Variant: Hb A2-Yulin [δ46(CD5)Gly→Arg,<i>HBD</i>: C.139G > A].","authors":"Hui-Ming Lin, Liang Liang, Yi-Jiao Cai, Li-Hong Zheng, Qing-Peng Qin, You-Qiong Li","doi":"10.1080/03630269.2024.2325443","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03630269.2024.2325443","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report a new δ-chain hemoglobin (Hb) variant observed in a 5-year-old female living in Yulin, Guangxi, China. Capillary electrophoresis revealed splitting of the Hb A<sub>2</sub> peak into two fractions (Hb A<sub>2</sub> and Hb A<sub>2</sub> variant), and the Hb A<sub>2</sub> variant was also detected by high-performance liquid chromatography. However, it could not be detected using matrix-assisted laser desorption lonization-time of flight mass spectrometry. CD41-42 (-TCTT) heterozygosity was observed on the <i>HBB</i> gene by PCR and reverse dot-blot hybridization. Sanger sequencing showed a new transition (G > A) at codon 46 of the <i>HBD</i> gene, resulting in glycine changing to arginine. Based on the patient's place of residence, the new variant was named Hb A<sub>2</sub>-Yulin [δ46(CD5)Gly→Arg,<i>HBD</i>:c.139G > A].</p>","PeriodicalId":12997,"journal":{"name":"Hemoglobin","volume":" ","pages":"121-124"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140049339","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HemoglobinPub Date : 2024-03-01Epub Date: 2024-03-18DOI: 10.1080/03630269.2024.2330554
Samin Alavi, Soha Mohammadimoghaddam, Hossein Najmabadi, Sina Maghsoudlou
{"title":"The First Iranian Case of Unstable Hemoglobin Santa Ana.","authors":"Samin Alavi, Soha Mohammadimoghaddam, Hossein Najmabadi, Sina Maghsoudlou","doi":"10.1080/03630269.2024.2330554","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03630269.2024.2330554","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this report, we describe a 6-year-old girl with a medical history of pallor, mild icterus, anemia, blood transfusion and abnormal hemoglobin variant analysis on capillary electrophoresis. She was referred for further analysis. DNA sequencing of the proband revealed a <i>de novo</i> mutation in Codon 88 (CTG > CCG) of the β-globin gene (<i>HBB</i>: c.266T > C) in a heterozygous state compatible with hemoglobin Santa Ana, an unstable hemoglobin. This is the first case of Hb Santa Ana from Iran associated with moderate to severe anemia who underwent splenectomy with clinical improvement.</p>","PeriodicalId":12997,"journal":{"name":"Hemoglobin","volume":" ","pages":"125-128"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140158038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HemoglobinPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-02-29DOI: 10.1080/03630269.2023.2284950
Dan Xie, Yuanyuan Han, Wenyi Zhang, Jiangfen Wu, Banquan An, Shengwen Huang, Fa Sun
{"title":"Long Non-Coding RNA H19 Leads to Upregulation of γ-Globin Gene Expression during Erythroid Differentiation.","authors":"Dan Xie, Yuanyuan Han, Wenyi Zhang, Jiangfen Wu, Banquan An, Shengwen Huang, Fa Sun","doi":"10.1080/03630269.2023.2284950","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03630269.2023.2284950","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are important because they are involved in a variety of life activities and have many downstream targets. Moreover, there is also increasing evidence that some lncRNAs play important roles in the expression and regulation of γ-globin genes. In our previous study, we analyzed genetic material from nucleated red blood cells (NRBCs) extracted from premature and full-term umbilical cord blood samples. Through RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) analysis, lncRNA H19 emerged as a differentially expressed transcript between the two blood types. While this discovery provided insight into H19, previous studies had not investigated its effect on the γ-globin gene. Therefore, the focus of our study was to explore the impact of H19 on the γ-globin gene. In this study, we discovered that overexpressing H19 led to a decrease in HBG mRNA levels during erythroid differentiation in K562 cells. Conversely, in CD34+ hematopoietic stem cells and human umbilical cord blood-derived erythroid progenitor (HUDEP-2) cells, <i>HBG</i> expression increased. Additionally, we observed that H19 was primarily located in the nucleus of K562 cells, while in HUDEP-2 cells, H19 was present predominantly in the cytoplasm. These findings suggest a significant upregulation of <i>HBG</i> due to H19 overexpression. Notably, cytoplasmic localization in HUDEP-2 cells hints at its potential role as a competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA), regulating γ-globin expression by targeting microRNA/mRNA interactions.</p>","PeriodicalId":12997,"journal":{"name":"Hemoglobin","volume":" ","pages":"4-14"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139989884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HemoglobinPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-01-22DOI: 10.1080/03630269.2023.2285881
Adama Isah Ladu, Mairo Usman Kadaura, Mohammed Dauda, Abubakar Sadiq Baba, Nasir Garba Zango, Caroline Jeffery, Abubakar Farate, Adekunle Adekile, Imelda Bates
{"title":"Malaria Infection in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease in Nigeria: Association with Markers of Hyposplenism.","authors":"Adama Isah Ladu, Mairo Usman Kadaura, Mohammed Dauda, Abubakar Sadiq Baba, Nasir Garba Zango, Caroline Jeffery, Abubakar Farate, Adekunle Adekile, Imelda Bates","doi":"10.1080/03630269.2023.2285881","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03630269.2023.2285881","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Malaria is considered an important cause of morbidity and mortality among people living with sickle cell disease (SCD). This has partly been attributed to the loss of splenic function that occurs early in the disease process. We conducted a cross-sectional study and determined the frequency of malaria infection among SCD patients and explored the association with spleen's presence on ultrasonography and spleen function assessed using the frequency of Howell-Jolly bodies (HJBs). A total of 395 participants consisting of 119 acutely-ill SCD patients, 168 steady-state SCD controls, and 108 healthy non-SCD controls were studied. The prevalence of <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> parasitemia was 51.3% in acutely-ill SCD patients, 31.7% in steady-state SCD controls, and 11.0% in the healthy non-SCD controls; however, the mean parasite density was significantly higher in the non-SCD controls compared to both SCD groups (<i>p =</i> 0.0001). Among the acutely-ill SCD patients, the prevalence of clinical malaria and severe malaria anemia were highest in children <5 years of age. The prevalence of parasitemia (<i>p =</i> 0.540) and parasite density (<i>p =</i> 0.975) showed no association with spleen presence or absence on ultrasonography. Similarly, the frequency of HJB red cells was not associated with the presence of parasitemia (<i>p =</i> 0.183). Our study highlights the frequency and role of malaria infection in acutely-ill SCD patients, especially in those younger than five years. Although we have found no evidence of an increased risk of malaria parasitemia or parasite density with markers of hyposplenism, the role played by an underlying immunity to malaria among SCD patients in malaria-endemic region is not clear and needs further studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":12997,"journal":{"name":"Hemoglobin","volume":" ","pages":"15-23"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139512251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}