Umbilical Cord Blood Screening for the Detection of Common Deletional Mutations of α-Thalassemia in Bangladesh.

Abstract:

:α-Thalassemia (α-thal) is assumed to be very prevalent in Bangladesh. We aimed to assess the prevalence of the disease in the country and provide a model for α-thal newborn screening in Bangladesh. We collected umbilical cord blood (UCB) samples from 413 unrelated newborns in Bangladesh. Demographic information, blood indices, osmotic fragility, serum iron (Fe), and zinc (Zn) levels were evaluated for all the subjects. All subjects underwent a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based diagnosis for α-thal status, followed by a multiplex gap-PCR-based identification of the deletion type present. Sixty-seven subjects had at least one α-thal deletion (16.22%). We observed that -α3.7 (rightward), - -SEA (Southeast Asian), -α4.2 (leftward), - -MED (Mediterranean) and - -THAI (Thailand) deletions were the most common α-globin deletions present in the country, with the -α3.7 (n = 37) and - -SEA (n = 18) being most prevalent. The osmotic fragility test (OFT) could predict the presence of α-thal deletions with over 98.0% sensitivity. Complete UCB count analysis revealed significant differences between healthy subjects and subjects with α-thal deletions. Although the iron level was almost the same (108.0 vs. 105.7 µg/dL), a reduced level of Zn (98.6 vs. 71.8 µg/dL, p < 0.01) was observed in the cord blood-derived serum of the subjects with α-thal deletions. Moreover, parental age at the time of delivery, gestational period, and birth weight was lower in the subjects with α-thal deletions. This study provides partial information on the epidemiology of α-thal in Bangladesh and describes a model for α-thal newborn screening in the country.

journal_name

Hemoglobin

journal_title

Hemoglobin

authors

Anwar S,Taslem Mourosi J,Hasan MK,Hosen MJ,Miah MF

doi

10.1080/03630269.2020.1784755

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-05-01 00:00:00

pages

201-210

issue

3

eissn

0363-0269

issn

1532-432X

journal_volume

44

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