Publication: Prevalence of Thalassemia and Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency in Newborns and Adults at the Ramathibodi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
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2017-11-02
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1532432X
03630269
03630269
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Mahidol University
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Hemoglobin. Vol.41, No.4-6 (2017), 260-266
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Wansa Banyatsuppasin, Sumalee Jindadamrongwech, Anchalee Limrungsikul, Punnee Butthep Prevalence of Thalassemia and Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency in Newborns and Adults at the Ramathibodi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand. Hemoglobin. Vol.41, No.4-6 (2017), 260-266. doi:10.1080/03630269.2017.1402026 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/41692
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Prevalence of Thalassemia and Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency in Newborns and Adults at the Ramathibodi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
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© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Thalassemias and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency are the most common inherited blood disorders. They are distributed among populations living in malaria endemic regions resulting in survival advantage from severe malaria disease. The aims of this study were to analyze the prevalence of thalassemias and G6PD deficiency at the Ramathibodi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand. A total of 616 adult and 174 cord blood samples were collected and analyzed for red blood cell (RBC) parameters, hemoglobin (Hb) typing and DNA analysis for G6PD mutations and α-thalassemia (α-thal). The two most prominent types of thalassemia were heterozygous Hb E (HBB: c.79G>A), (19.5% in newborns and 35.6% in adults) followed by heterozygous α-thal-2 [–α3.7(rightward) deletion] at 18.7% in newborns and 19.5% in adults. After performing G6PD genotyping using multiplex amplification refractory mutation system-polymerase chain reaction (multiplex ARMS-PCR) for 10 G6PD mutations, the prevalence of G6PD mutation was found in 12.0% of newborns and 11.7% of adults. The G6PD Viangchan [871 (G>A)] is the most common G6PD mutation in newborns (42.9%) and adults (52.8%). In addition, coinheritance of various types of thalassemia with G6PD deficiency were found. The results indicated that heterozygous Hb E and G6PD Viangchan are predominant both in newborns and adults in this study.