Hemoglobin Q-Iran detected in family members from Northern Iran: a case report

IntroductionHemoglobin Q-Iran (alpha75Asp-His) is an important member of the hemoglobin Q family, molecularly characterized by the replacement of aspartic acid by histidine. The first report of hemoglobin Q-Iran and the nomenclature of this hemoglobinopathy dates back to 1970.

Iran is known as a country with a high prevalence of alpha- and beta-thalassemia and different types of hemoglobinopathy. Many of these variants are yet to be identified as the practice of molecular laboratory techniques is limited in this part of the world.

Applying such molecular methods, we report the first hemoglobin Q-Iran cases in Northern Iran.Case presentationAn unusual band was detected in an isoelectric focusing test and cellulose acetate electrophoresis of a sample from a 22-year-old Iranian man from Mazandaran Province. Capillary zone electrophoresis analysis identified this band as hemoglobin Q.

A similar band was also detected in his mother's electrophoresis (38 years, Iranian ethnicity). The cases underwent molecular investigation and the presence of a hemoglobin Q-Iran mutation was confirmed by the amplification refractory mutation system polymerase chain reaction method.

Direct conventional sequencing revealed a single guanine to cytosine missense mutation (c.226G>C; GAC>CAC) at codon 75 in the alpha-globin gene in both cases.

Conclusion: The wide spectrum and high frequency of nondeletional alpha-globin mutations in Mazandaran Province is remarkable and seem to differ considerably from what has been found in Mediterranean populations. This short communication reports the first cases of patients with hemoglobin Q found in that region.

Author: Mohammad KhorshidiPayam RoshanNooshin BayatMohammad Reza MahdaviHossein Najmabadi
Credits/Source: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012, 6:47

Published on: 2012-02-07

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