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Article: Prevalence and genotypes of α- and β-thalassemia carriers in Hong Kong - Implications for population screening

TitlePrevalence and genotypes of α- and β-thalassemia carriers in Hong Kong - Implications for population screening
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Issue Date1997
PublisherMassachusetts Medical Society. The Journal's web site is located at http://content.nejm.org/
Citation
New England Journal of Medicine, 1997, v. 336 n. 18, p. 1298-1301 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground: The thalassemias are common in southern China. We determined the prevalence of heterozygous carriers of these genetic disorders in Hong Kong and assessed the feasibility of a community-based screening program. Methods: An educational and screening program for the thalassemias was carried out in three high schools with a total of 2420 students. Seventy- five percent of the students agreed to undergo screening, which consisted of blood counts, hemoglobin electrophoresis, serum ferritin measurements, and DNA analyses. Results: Of the 1800 blood samples tested, 150 (8.3 percent) had microcytosis (mean corpuscular volume, <80 μm3). Ninety students (5.0 percent) were carriers of α-thalassemia, of whom 81 (4.5 percent) were carriers of the Southeast Asian type of deletion, in which both α-globin genes on the same chromosome 16 are deleted. Sixty-one students (3.4 percent) were carriers of either β-thalassemia or the mutation coding for hemoglobin E. Six students were carriers of both α- and β-thalassemias. On the basis of these figures, the estimated numbers of pregnancies in Hong Kong in which the fetus is at risk for homozygous α-thalassemia and β-thalassemia major or intermedia are 145 and 80 per year, respectively. In Hong Kong the actual numbers of women referred for prenatal diagnoses of these disorders are approximately 95 and 40 per year, respectively. Conclusions: Despite the availability of hospital-based screening and prenatal diagnosis for many years in Hong Kong, many women carrying fetuses at risk for thalassemia are not referred for genetic counseling. A community-based program of education, screening, and counseling is needed in Hong Kong and southern China.
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dc.contributor.authorLau, YLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, LCen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, YYAen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHa, SYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYeung, CYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWaye, JSen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChui, DHKen_HK
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dc.date.issued1997en_HK
dc.identifier.citationNew England Journal of Medicine, 1997, v. 336 n. 18, p. 1298-1301en_HK
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dc.description.abstractBackground: The thalassemias are common in southern China. We determined the prevalence of heterozygous carriers of these genetic disorders in Hong Kong and assessed the feasibility of a community-based screening program. Methods: An educational and screening program for the thalassemias was carried out in three high schools with a total of 2420 students. Seventy- five percent of the students agreed to undergo screening, which consisted of blood counts, hemoglobin electrophoresis, serum ferritin measurements, and DNA analyses. Results: Of the 1800 blood samples tested, 150 (8.3 percent) had microcytosis (mean corpuscular volume, <80 μm3). Ninety students (5.0 percent) were carriers of α-thalassemia, of whom 81 (4.5 percent) were carriers of the Southeast Asian type of deletion, in which both α-globin genes on the same chromosome 16 are deleted. Sixty-one students (3.4 percent) were carriers of either β-thalassemia or the mutation coding for hemoglobin E. Six students were carriers of both α- and β-thalassemias. On the basis of these figures, the estimated numbers of pregnancies in Hong Kong in which the fetus is at risk for homozygous α-thalassemia and β-thalassemia major or intermedia are 145 and 80 per year, respectively. In Hong Kong the actual numbers of women referred for prenatal diagnoses of these disorders are approximately 95 and 40 per year, respectively. Conclusions: Despite the availability of hospital-based screening and prenatal diagnosis for many years in Hong Kong, many women carrying fetuses at risk for thalassemia are not referred for genetic counseling. A community-based program of education, screening, and counseling is needed in Hong Kong and southern China.en_HK
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dc.rightsFrom New England Journal of Medicine, Yu-Lung Lau, Li-Chong Chan, Yuk-Yin A. Chan, et al., Prevalence and genotypes of α- and β-thalassemia carriers in Hong Kong - Implications for population screening, vol. 336, p. 1298-1301. Copyright © 1997 Massachusetts Medical Society. Reprinted with permission.en_HK
dc.subject.meshalpha-Thalassemia-epidemiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshbeta-Thalassemia-epidemiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshHeterozygoteen_HK
dc.subject.meshHong Kong - epidemiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshMass screeningen_HK
dc.subject.meshPrenatal diagnosisen_HK
dc.titlePrevalence and genotypes of α- and β-thalassemia carriers in Hong Kong - Implications for population screeningen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.emailLau, YL:lauylung@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1056/NEJM199705013361805en_HK
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