The diagnosis and molecular analysis of a novel 27.2 kb deletion causing?0-thalassemia

作者：Wang, Ge; Zou, Shaomin; Li, Jialong; Wang, Xingmin; Wu, Hongqiu; Tao, Zhenzhong; Zhang, Qianqian; Xu, Xiangmin^*; Zhou, Yuqiu^*

来源：Clinical Biochemistry, 2023, 116: 20-23.

DOI：10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2023.03.002

• Thalassemia
• Copy number variation
• ?-globin gene
• Next-generation sequencing

Background: Thalassemia, one of the most prevalent monogenic diseases worldwide, is caused by an imbalance of alpha-like and non-alpha-like globin chain production. Copy number variations, which cause the most common genotype of alpha-thalassemia, can be detected by multiple diagnostic methods.Case report: The proband was a 31-year-old female who was diagnosed with microcytic hypochromic anemia by antenatal screening. Hematological analysis and molecular genotyping were conducted on the proband and the proband's family members. Gap-polymerase chain reaction, Sanger sequencing, multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification, and next-generation sequencing were used to detect potentially pathogenic genes. Famil-ial studies and genetic analyses revealed a novel deletion of 27.2 kb located in the alpha-globin gene cluster (NC_000016.9: g. 204538_231777delinsTAACA).Conclusions: We reported a novel alpha-thalassemia deletion and described the process of molecular diagnosis. The novel deletion extends the thalassemia mutation spectrum, which may be helpful in genetic counseling and clinical diagnosis in the future.

• 单位
  南方医科大学; 河北医科大学