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Article: Genetic and clinical features of hemoglobin H disease in Chinese patients

TitleGenetic and clinical features of hemoglobin H disease in Chinese patients
Authors
Issue Date2000
PublisherMassachusetts Medical Society. The Journal's web site is located at http://content.nejm.org/
Citation
New England Journal of Medicine, 2000, v. 343 n. 8, p. 544-550 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground. Normally, one pair of each of the two α-globin genes, α1 and α2, resides on each copy of chromosome 16. In hemoglobin H disease, three of these four α-globin genes are affected by a deletion, a mutation, or both. We studied the α-globin gene abnormalities and the clinical and hematologic features of Chinese patients with hemoglobin H disease in Hong Kong. Methods. We assessed the clinical features, hematologic values, serum ferritin levels, and liver function of 114 patients with hemoglobin H disease. We also performed echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging of the liver and examined the two pairs of α-globin genes. Results. Hemoglobin H disease in 87 of the 114 patients (76 percent) was due to the deletion of three of the four α-globin genes (--/-α), a combination termed the deletional type of hemoglobin H. The remaining 27 patients (24 percent) had the nondeletional type of hemoglobin H disease, in which two α-globin genes are deleted and a third is mutated (--/αα(T)). All 87 patients with the deletional type of hemoglobin H were double heterozygotes in whom there was a deletion of both α-globin genes from one chromosome, plus a deletion of the α1 or α2 gene from the other chromosome (--/α- or --/-α). A variety of mutated α-globin genes was found in the patients with nondeletional type of hemoglobin H disease. Patients with the nondeletional type of the H disease had more symptoms at a younger age, more severe hemolytic anemia, and larger spleens and were more likely to require transfusions than patients with deletional hemoglobin H disease. The severity of iron overload was not related to the genotype. Conclusions. Chinese patients in Hong Kong with the nondeletional type of hemoglobin H disease have more severe disease than those with the deletional type of the disease. Iron overload is a major cause of disability in both forms of the disease. (C) 2000, Massachusetts Medical Society.
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dc.contributor.authorChen, FEen_HK
dc.contributor.authorOoi, Cen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHa, SYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCheung, BMYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTodd, Den_HK
dc.contributor.authorLiang, Ren_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, TKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, Ven_HK
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-08T02:30:12Z-
dc.date.available2007-01-08T02:30:12Z-
dc.date.issued2000en_HK
dc.identifier.citationNew England Journal of Medicine, 2000, v. 343 n. 8, p. 544-550en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0028-4793en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/42144-
dc.description.abstractBackground. Normally, one pair of each of the two α-globin genes, α1 and α2, resides on each copy of chromosome 16. In hemoglobin H disease, three of these four α-globin genes are affected by a deletion, a mutation, or both. We studied the α-globin gene abnormalities and the clinical and hematologic features of Chinese patients with hemoglobin H disease in Hong Kong. Methods. We assessed the clinical features, hematologic values, serum ferritin levels, and liver function of 114 patients with hemoglobin H disease. We also performed echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging of the liver and examined the two pairs of α-globin genes. Results. Hemoglobin H disease in 87 of the 114 patients (76 percent) was due to the deletion of three of the four α-globin genes (--/-α), a combination termed the deletional type of hemoglobin H. The remaining 27 patients (24 percent) had the nondeletional type of hemoglobin H disease, in which two α-globin genes are deleted and a third is mutated (--/αα(T)). All 87 patients with the deletional type of hemoglobin H were double heterozygotes in whom there was a deletion of both α-globin genes from one chromosome, plus a deletion of the α1 or α2 gene from the other chromosome (--/α- or --/-α). A variety of mutated α-globin genes was found in the patients with nondeletional type of hemoglobin H disease. Patients with the nondeletional type of the H disease had more symptoms at a younger age, more severe hemolytic anemia, and larger spleens and were more likely to require transfusions than patients with deletional hemoglobin H disease. The severity of iron overload was not related to the genotype. Conclusions. Chinese patients in Hong Kong with the nondeletional type of hemoglobin H disease have more severe disease than those with the deletional type of the disease. Iron overload is a major cause of disability in both forms of the disease. (C) 2000, Massachusetts Medical Society.en_HK
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dc.publisherMassachusetts Medical Society. The Journal's web site is located at http://content.nejm.org/en_HK
dc.relation.ispartofNew England Journal of Medicineen_HK
dc.rightsFrom New England Journal of Medicine, Frederick E. Chen, Clara Ooi, Sau Yin Ha, et al., Genetic and clinical features of hemoglobin H disease in Chinese patients, vol. 343, p. 544-550. Copyright © 2000 Massachusetts Medical Society. Reprinted with permission.-
dc.subject.meshFerritins - blooden_HK
dc.subject.meshGene Deletionen_HK
dc.subject.meshGenotypeen_HK
dc.subject.meshLiver - pathologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshalpha-Thalassemia - blood - classification - genetics - physiopathologyen_HK
dc.titleGenetic and clinical features of hemoglobin H disease in Chinese patientsen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.emailCheung, BMY:mycheung@hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1056/NEJM200008243430804en_HK
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