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Molecular characterization of delta beta-thalassemia and hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin in the Indian population. 2008

Anita Nadkarni, and Marukh Wadia, and Ajit Gorakshakar, and Ryoiti Kiyama, and Roshan B Colah, and Dipika Mohanty
Institute of Immunohaematology, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Mumbai, India.

delta beta-Thalassemia (delta beta-thal) and hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin (HPFH) are heterogeneous disorders characterized by elevated levels of Hb F in adult life. The two disorders should not be considered as unambiguously separate entities but rather as a group of disorders with a variety of partially overlapping phenotypes. This study was undertaken to determine the hematological and molecular characteristics of high Hb F determinants among Indians. A gap-polymerase chain reaction (gap-PCR)-based approach was used for molecular characterization of high Hb F phenotypes. Fifty-five unrelated individuals were studied. The molecular findings were correlated with the hematological data. DNA analysis identified the deletion-inversion (G)gamma((A)gamma delta beta)(0)-thal in 15 cases (27%) and the HPFH-3 (Indian deletion) determinant in 26 cases (47.2%) and the Vietnamese/Chinese determinant (27 kb deletion) in five cases (9%), which is being reported for the first time from India; 16% (nine cases) of the samples remained uncharacterized. This study emphasizes that delta beta-thal and HPFH determinants are common in India. Molecular analysis will aid in understanding genotype-phenotype correlations and will facilitate prevention and control programs of thalassemia and hemoglobinopathies in this region.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007194 India A country in southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan. The capitol is New Delhi. Republic of India
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D005319 Fetal Hemoglobin The major component of hemoglobin in the fetus. This HEMOGLOBIN has two alpha and two gamma polypeptide subunits in comparison to normal adult hemoglobin, which has two alpha and two beta polypeptide subunits. Fetal hemoglobin concentrations can be elevated (usually above 0.5%) in children and adults affected by LEUKEMIA and several types of ANEMIA. Hemoglobin F,Hemoglobin, Fetal
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D017086 beta-Thalassemia A disorder characterized by reduced synthesis of the beta chains of hemoglobin. There is retardation of hemoglobin A synthesis in the heterozygous form (thalassemia minor), which is asymptomatic, while in the homozygous form (thalassemia major, Cooley's anemia, Mediterranean anemia, erythroblastic anemia), which can result in severe complications and even death, hemoglobin A synthesis is absent. Anemia, Cooley's,Anemia, Erythroblastic,Anemia, Mediterranean,Hemoglobin F Disease,Thalassemia Major,Thalassemia Minor,Erythroblastic Anemia,Mediterranean Anemia,Microcytemia, beta Type,Thalassemia Intermedia,Thalassemia Major (beta-Thalassemia Major),Thalassemia Minor (beta-Thalassemia Minor),Thalassemia, beta Type,beta Thalassemia,Anemia, Cooley,Anemia, Cooleys,Anemias, Erythroblastic,Anemias, Mediterranean,Cooley's Anemia,Disease, Hemoglobin F,Intermedia, Thalassemia,Intermedias, Thalassemia,Major, Thalassemia (beta-Thalassemia Major),Majors, Thalassemia (beta-Thalassemia Major),Mediterranean Anemias,Microcytemias, beta Type,Minor, Thalassemia (beta-Thalassemia Minor),Minors, Thalassemia (beta-Thalassemia Minor),Thalassemia Intermedias,Thalassemia Major (beta Thalassemia Major),Thalassemia Majors (beta-Thalassemia Major),Thalassemia Minor (beta Thalassemia Minor),Thalassemia Minors (beta-Thalassemia Minor),Thalassemia, beta,Thalassemias, beta,Thalassemias, beta Type,Type Microcytemia, beta,Type Microcytemias, beta,Type Thalassemia, beta,Type Thalassemias, beta,beta Thalassemias,beta Type Microcytemia,beta Type Microcytemias,beta Type Thalassemia,beta Type Thalassemias
D055538 delta-Thalassemia A hereditary disorder characterized by reduced or absent DELTA-GLOBIN thus effecting the level of HEMOGLOBIN A2, a minor component of adult hemoglobin monitored in the diagnosis of BETA-THALASSEMIA. delta Thalassemia,delta-Thalassemias
D055815 Young Adult A person between 19 and 24 years of age. Adult, Young,Adults, Young,Young Adults

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