1. De-novo ATR-16 syndrome associated with inherited hemoglobin Evanston causing HbH phenotype: a rare occurrence.
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Jajodia E, Menghani H, Arora N, and Jitani A
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- Humans, Female, Male, Hemoglobin H genetics, Intellectual Disability genetics, Hemoglobins, Abnormal genetics, Point Mutation, Chromosome Deletion, alpha-Globins genetics, alpha-Thalassemia genetics, alpha-Thalassemia complications, Phenotype, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 16 genetics
- Abstract
Abnormality of three α-globin genes, either deletion or point mutation results in symptomatic Hemoglobin H (HbH) phenotype. Most of such cases of α-globin defects are inherited from the parents, de-novo cases are exceedingly rare. Herein, a case of HbH is reported where the proband inherited one α-globin gene with a point mutation (α
Evanston ) from the mother. This was associated with large de-novo deletion of chromosome 16p13.3 resulting in α-thalassemia and mental retardation (ATR-16) syndrome. This deletion also encompassed two α-globin genes from chromosome 16, eventually leading to --/ααEvanston genotype, explaining the clinical presentation of the proband. The challenges in screening of such cases and confirming the molecular diagnosis along with the mode of inheritance has been discussed., (© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.)- Published
- 2024
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