Hb A2-Konz [delta50(D1)Ser --> Thr; HBD: c.151T > A]: a new delta chain hemoglobin variant characterized by mass spectrometry and high performance liquid chromatography.

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Date publication

janvier 2014

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr VAN DORSSELAER Alain


Tous les auteurs :
Alayi TD, Van Dorsselaer A, Epting T, Bisse E, Schaeffer-Reiss C

Résumé

We report a new slow-moving delta chain hemoglobin (Hb) variant, named Hb A2-Konz [delta50(D1)Ser --> Thr; HBD: c.151T > A]. It was detected during simultaneous measurement of Hb A1C and Hb A2 by high resolution cation exchange high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) using a PolyCATA column. Hb A2-Konz comprised 0.8% of total Hb. This new variant was identified by peptide mapping using nanoliquid chromatography electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (nanoLC-ESI-MS/MS) as a serine to threonine substitution at delta50(D1), indicating that the variant was due to a single base change at codon 51 (TCT > ACT) of the delta-globin gene. The new mutant is clinically silent but could lead to a misdiagnosis of beta-thalassemia (beta-thal) based on the level of Hb A2.

Référence

Hemoglobin. 2014;38(2):133-6