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Yuan Y, Zhou X, Deng J, Zhu Q, Peng Z, Chen L, Zou Y, Mao A, Meng W, Ma M, Wu H. Case report: Long-read sequencing identified a novel 14.9-kb deletion of the α-globin gene locus in a family with α-thalassemia in China. Front Genet 2023; 14:1156071. [PMID: 36936435 PMCID: PMC10020366 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1156071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Background: Thalassemia is a hereditary blood disease resulting from globin chain synthesis impairment because of α- and/or β-globin gene variants. α-thalassemia is characterized by non-deletional and deletional variants in the HBA gene locus, of which rare deletional variants are difficult to detect by conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based methods. Case report: We report the case of a one-month-old boy, who and his mother had abnormal hematological parameters, while his father had normal hematology. Conventional PCR-reverse dot blot (RDB) was performed for all family members to analyze the 23 most common thalassemia variants in China, but did not identify any pathologic variants. Single-molecule real-time (SMRT) long-read sequencing (LRS) technology was then performed and identified an unreported 14.9-kb large deletion (hg38 chr16:168,803-183,737) of the α-globin gene locus, which disrupted both HBA1 and HBA2 genes in the proband and his mother. The exact breakpoints of the deletion were confirmed by gap-PCR and Sanger sequencing. Conclusion: We have detected a novel large deletion in α-globin gene locus in China, which not only enriches the variant spectrum of thalassemia, but also demonstrates the accuracy and efficiency of LRS in detecting rare and novel deletions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yan Yuan
- Department of Medical Genetics, Yueyang Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Yueyang, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Yueyang Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Yueyang, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Yueyang Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Yueyang, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Yueyang Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Yueyang, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Yueyang Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Yueyang, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Yueyang Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Yueyang, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Yueyang Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Yueyang, China
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- Berry Genomics Corporation, Beijing, China
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- Berry Genomics Corporation, Beijing, China
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- Berry Genomics Corporation, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Yueyang Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Yueyang, China
- *Correspondence: Hongliang Wu,
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Hb New York, preliminary results concerning the hematologic characteristics and the effects on thalassemia. Mol Biol Rep 2022; 49:6199-6205. [DOI: 10.1007/s11033-022-07415-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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