Discrepant clinical and haematological features in siblings of Pakistani origin with β-thalassaemia

dc.contributor.authorPrinsloo, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorPotgieter, Johan J.C.
dc.contributor.authorMoodley, Vanessa
dc.contributor.authorPool, Roger
dc.contributor.authorOpperman, Johannes
dc.contributor.authorHenderson, Shirley
dc.contributor.authorOld, John
dc.date.accessioned2009-07-16T08:05:47Z
dc.date.available2009-07-16T08:05:47Z
dc.date.issued2009-05
dc.description.abstractAn 8-year-old boy was referred with anaemia and splenomegaly. Physical examination revealed short stature, thalassaemic facies, pallor and splenomegaly. The full blood count showed a hypochromic, microcytic anaemia. The serum ferritin level was normal. Haemoglobin electrophoresis revealed 56% HbF, 2.3% HbA2 and 41.7% HbA. The boy's younger sister was subsequently found to have a mild hypochromic, microcytic anaemia with a marked increase in HbF level. Using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequencing, two different β-thalassaemia mutations were identified in the parents. Both parents therefore had a β-thalassaemia trait, while both children were compound heterozygotes. The propositus had become transfusion dependent while his sister had managed to maintain her Hb above 8.5 g/dl. The family was studied for β+-thalassaemia and hereditary persistence of fetal haemoglobin (HPFH) deletions. This showed that the daughter had inherited a single β-gene deletion from her mother while the son had not. Studies for HPFH mutations revealed that all four family members had one β-point mutation. The presence of HPFH in this family cannot be considered to have any effect on the thalassaemia major phenotype as neither of these β-mutations are known to be associated with any HbF induction. It is also possible that the daughter inherited a non-deletional HPFH gene which her brother did not.en
dc.identifier.citationPrinsloo, A, Potgieter, JJC, Moodley, V, Pool, R, Opperman, J, Henderson, S & Old, J 2009, 'Discrepant clinical and haematological features in siblings of Pakistani origin with β-thalassaemia', South African Journal of Child Health, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 24-26. [http://www.sajch.org.za/index.php/SAJCH]en
dc.identifier.issn1994-3032
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/10786
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherHealth and Medical Publishing Groupen
dc.rightsHealth and Medical Publishing Groupen
dc.subjectAnaemiaen
dc.subjectSplenomegalyen
dc.subjectβ-thalassaemiaen
dc.subjectSiblings of Pakistanien
dc.subject.lcshAnemia in children -- Pakistanen
dc.subject.lcshThalassemia in children -- Pakistanen
dc.subject.lcshBrothers and sisters -- Pakistanen
dc.titleDiscrepant clinical and haematological features in siblings of Pakistani origin with β-thalassaemiaen
dc.typeArticleen

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