Abstract:
:This paper summarizes the results on the epidemiology and molecular basis of thalassemias and other hemoglobinopathies in the Republic of Macedonia. Over the past 40 years, population surveys of more than 22,000 participants (school children and workers) from all over the country, have shown that the average incidence of beta-thalassemia (thal) trait is 2.6%, ranging from less than 1% in the northeast to 10% in the south. The frequency of deltabeta-thal is 0.2%, while the frequency of the Swiss type of hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin (HPFH) is 0.3%. Screening of 9,619 newborns has shown that the frequency of alpha-thal trait is 1.5%, of which alpha-thal-2 is 1.45% and alpha-thal-1 is 0.05%. The molecular basis of the different forms of beta-thal and other hemoglobinopathies has been completely defined. Among the Macedonians, over 450 beta-thal chromosomes have been studied. Fifteen different beta-thal mutations have been detected, four of which [IVS-I-110 (G-->A), IVS-I-6 (T-->C), IVS-I-1 (G-->A), codon 39 (C-->T)] account for 85% of all beta-thal chromosomes. Among the Albanians, 48 beta-thal chromosomes have been studied. Eight different mutations have been detected, four of which [codon 39, -30 (T-->A), IVS-I-110, IVS-I-1] account for 85% of all beta-thal chromosomes. Four new mutations [-101 (C-->A), -87 (C-->G), -30, polyadenylation signal (poly A) (AATAAA-->AATGAA)] have been characterized. Molecular analyses of DNA from over 20 unrelated cases with deltabeta-thal have shown that this condition is caused by a 13 kb deletion (Sicilian type); in two families a deletion of 18 to 23 kb (Macedonian type of deltabeta-thal) was discovered. Molecular analyses of alpha-thal in the Republic of Macedonia have shown the following types of molecular defects: 20.5 kb deletion, 17.5 kb deletion, 3.7 kb deletion, poly A mutation (AATAAA-->AATGAA), and Hb Icaria [alpha142, Term-->Lys, TAA-->AAA (alpha2)]. The incidence of abnormal hemoglobins (Hbs) in the Republic of Macedonia is 0.4%. Three different alpha chain variants among 10 families, seven different beta chain variants among 33 families, two gamma chain variants in two newborns, one variant with an extended alpha chain, and Hb Lepore among 105 families, have been observed. Structural analysis of numerous cases with Hb Lepore showed that the variant was of the Washington-Boston type.
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Hemoglobinjournal_title
Hemoglobinauthors
Efremov GDdoi
10.1080/03630260601056726subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2007-01-01 00:00:00pages
1-15issue
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0363-0269issn
1532-432Xpii
770425402journal_volume
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