Interactions of unstable hemoglobin Rush with thalassemia and hemoglobin E result in thalassemia intermedia

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Background: The clinical consequences and significance of many unstable hemoglobins interacting with other hemoglobinopathies remain unrecognized. Here we first explore molecular and hematological characterizations of previously undescribed compound heterozygosity states for unstable hemoglobin Rush (Hb Rush, Beta 101 Glu > Gln, HBB:c.304G > C) with Hb E and different forms of thalassemia. Methods: Hematological assays, globin gene mutation assays and β-globin gene cluster haplotype were conducted in 11 patients from 8 unrelated Chinese ethnic families with unexplained hemoglobin separation fraction in hemoglobin gel electrophoresis. Results: Hb Rush in various combinations with Hb E, β0-thalassemias and α+-thalassemia were identified. Hb Rush simple heterozygote was generally associated with mild hemolytic anemia, and the compound heterozygotes of Hb Rush and the other β-globin variants led to thalassemia intermedia phenotypes with moderate anemia. Hemoglobin electrophoreses showed that the co-presence of Hb Rush with either Hb E or β0-thalassemias increased proportion of Hb Rush due to relative decrease of other globin chain synthesis. Beta-globin gene cluster haplotype analysis suggested a common origin of the Hb Rush variant in the Chinese families of different ethnic ancestry. Conclusions: Unstable Hb Rush interacting with β-thalassemia result in thalassemia intermedia phenotypes, which demonstrated the clinical significance of Hb Rush and new insights into complex mechanism of clinical heterogeneity of thalassemia.

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Huang, K., Ge, S., Yi, W., Bi, H., Lin, K., Sun, H., … Yang, Z. (2019). Interactions of unstable hemoglobin Rush with thalassemia and hemoglobin E result in thalassemia intermedia. Hematology (United Kingdom), 24(1), 459–466. https://doi.org/10.1080/16078454.2019.1621020

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