Gene Mutation Spectrum among Alpha-Thalassaemia Patients in Northeast Peninsular Malaysia

D Vijian, WS Wan Ab Rahman, KT Ponnuraj, Z Zulkafli… - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
D Vijian, WS Wan Ab Rahman, KT Ponnuraj, Z Zulkafli, R Bahar, N Yasin, S Hassan, E Esa
Diagnostics, 2023mdpi.com
(1) Background: Alpha (α)-thalassaemia is a genetic disorder that affects 5% of the world
population. Deletional or nondeletional mutations of one or both HBA1 and HBA2 on
chromosome 16 will result in reduced production of α-globin chains, a component of
haemoglobin (Hb) that is required for the formation of red blood cells (RBCs). This study
aimed to determine the prevalence, haematological and molecular characterisations of α-
thalassaemia.(2) Method: The parameters were based on full blood count, high-performance …
(1) Background: Alpha (α)-thalassaemia is a genetic disorder that affects 5% of the world population. Deletional or nondeletional mutations of one or both HBA1 and HBA2 on chromosome 16 will result in reduced production of α-globin chains, a component of haemoglobin (Hb) that is required for the formation of red blood cells (RBCs). This study aimed to determine the prevalence, haematological and molecular characterisations of α-thalassaemia. (2) Method: The parameters were based on full blood count, high-performance liquid chromatography and capillary electrophoresis. The molecular analysis involved gap-polymerase chain reaction (PCR), multiplex amplification refractory mutation system-PCR, multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification and Sanger sequencing. (3) Results: With a total cohort of 131 patients, the prevalence of α-thalassaemia was 48.9%, leaving the remaining 51.1% with potentially undetected α gene mutations. The following genotypes were detected: -α3.7/αα (15.4%), -α4.2/αα (3.7%), --SEA/αα (7.4%), αCSα/αα (10.3%), αAdanaα/αα (0.7%), αQuong Szeα/αα (1.5%), -α3.7/-α3.7 (0.7%), αCSα/αCSα (0.7%), -α4.2CSα (0.7%), –SEACSα (1.5%), –SEAQuong Szeα (0.7%), -α3.7Adanaα (0.7%), --SEA/-α3.7 (2.2%) and αCSα/αAdanaα (0.7%). Indicators such as Hb (p = 0.022), mean corpuscular volume (p = 0.009), mean corpuscular haemoglobin (p = 0.017), RBC (p = 0.038) and haematocrit (p = 0.058) showed significant changes among patients with deletional mutations, but not between patients with nondeletional mutations. (4) Conclusions: A wide range of haematological parameters was observed among patients, including those with the same genotype. Thus, a combination of molecular technologies and haematological parameters is necessary for the accurate detection of α-globin chain mutations.
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