Alpha-thalassemia

An inherited hemoglobinopathy characterized by impaired synthesis of alpha-globin chains leading to a variable clinical picture depending on the number of affected alleles.



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Matched Phenotype  Gene  Mutation  MeSH
Rank
(Similarity)
PMID
(PMCID)
1
(67.4%)
23431835
Hemoglobin Pyrgos with hemoglobin H disease: new triple heterozygosity.
Insiripong S, Jitpakdeebodin V, Jopang Y, Fucharoen S.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2012;43(5):1258-61.
Jaundice Hepatosplenomegaly Fever Anisopoikilocytosis Hypochromia
p|SUB|G||ASPARTIC
Abnormal Hemoglobins Adult Differential Diagnosis Hemoglobin Heterozygote Homo sapiens Male Thailand alpha-Thalassemia
2
(56.4%)
27108201
Disease-modifying influences of coexistent G6PD-deficiency, Gilbert syndrome and deletional alpha thalassemia in hereditary spherocytosis: A report of three cases.
Jamwal M, Aggarwal A, Kumar V, Sharma P, Sachdeva MU, Bansal D, Malhotra P, Das R.
Clin Chim Acta. 2016;458:51-4.
Jaundice Splenomegaly Hemolytic anemia
G6PD
Adult Females Homo sapiens Male Mutation Sequence Deletion alpha-Thalassemia
2
(56.4%)
17164653
Anemia and hydrops in a fetus with homozygous hemoglobin constant spring.
Charoenkwan P, Sirichotiyakul S, Chanprapaph P, Tongprasert F, Taweephol R, Sae-Tung R, Sanguansermsri T.
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2006;28(12):827-30.
Jaundice Splenomegaly Hemolytic anemia
HBA2
rs41464951
Abnormal Hemoglobins Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital Blood Transfusion Females Homo sapiens Homozygote Hydrops Fetalis Pregnancy
2
(56.4%)
15476164
[Alpha 2 codon 30 deletion (deltaGAG) causing non-deletional hemoglobin H disease in Guangxi province].
Chen P, Li SQ, Wu H.
Zhonghua Yi Xue Yi Chuan Xue Za Zhi. 2004;21(5):435-9.
Jaundice Splenomegaly Anemia
HBA2
Abnormal Hemoglobins Adult China DNA Mutational Analysis Genotype Hemoglobin H Homo sapiens Male Phenotype Polymerase Chain Reaction alpha-Thalassemia
5
(56.0%)
17412572
[Failure to thrive and psychomotor regression revealing vitamin B12 deficiency in 3 infants].
Mathey C, Di Marco JN, Poujol A, Cournelle MA, Brevaut V, Livet MO, Chabrol B, Michel G.
Arch Pediatr. 2007;14(5):467-71.
Anemia Vomiting Vitamin B12 deficiency
NDUFB3
Brain Failure to Thrive Females Homo sapiens Infant Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Psychomotor Disorders Vitamin B 12 Deficiency Vomiting
6
(54.4%)
8431522
Thalassemia intermedia: compound heterozygous beta zero/beta(+)-thalassemia and co-inherited heterozygous alpha(+)-thalassemia.
Kulozik AE, Kohne E, Kleihauer E.
Ann Hematol. 1993;66(1):51-4.
Jaundice Hepatosplenomegaly Anemia
HBA2 HBB HBG1
c|SUB|C|CD39|T c|SUB|C|CODON39|T c|SUB|T|IVS1-6|C c|SUB|T||C
Base Sequence Child Females Genotype Globin Haploidy Heterozygote Homo sapiens Molecular Sequence Data beta Thalassemia
7
(50.0%)
26474154
Coexistence of rare variant HbD Punjab [alpha2beta2(121(Glu→Gln))] and alpha 3.7 kb deletion in a young boy of Hindu family in West Bengal, India.
Ghosh A, Basak J, Mukhopadhyay A.
Cell Mol Biol Lett. 2015;20(5):736-42.
Splenomegaly Hemolytic anemia
c|SUB|GAA|CODON121|CAA p|SUB|E||Q
Abnormal Hemoglobins Adult Asians DNA Mutational Analysis Heterozygote Homo sapiens India Male Sequence Deletion Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Thalassemia Young Adult
7
(50.0%)
9494048
Persistent iron and folate deficiency in a patient with deletional hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin; the effect on the relative levels of Hb F and G gamma chains and the corresponding mRNAs.
Landman H, Huisman TH.
Hemoglobin. 1998;22(1):53-63.
Splenomegaly Anemia
Adult Females Fetal Hemoglobin Folic Acid Deficiency Gene Deletion Genetic Carrier Screening Globin Homo sapiens RNA, Messenger alpha-Thalassemia
7
(50.0%)
6164420
The effect of alpha-thalassemia on the expression of the beta-thalassemia/HPFH heterozygote in a black family.
Beutler E, Turner E, Kuhl W.
Blood. 1981;57(6):1132-4.
Splenomegaly Anemia
Child, Preschool DNA Restriction Enzymes Females Fetal Hemoglobin Globin Heterozygote Homo sapiens Thalassemia
7
(50.0%)
479366
Modification of hemoglobin H disease by sickle trait.
Matthay KK, Mentzer WC Jr, Dozy AM, Kan YW, Bainton DF.
J Clin Invest. 1979;64(4):1024-32.
Splenomegaly Hypochromic anemia
APP
Abnormal Hemoglobins Anemia, Sickle Cell Child, Preschool DNA Electrophoresis, Starch Gel Hemoglobin H Hemoglobin, Sickle Heterozygote Homo sapiens Isoelectric Focusing Male Phenotype Sickle Cell Trait Thalassemia
        

Phenotype(s) retrieved from Orphanet

    Total: 12

HPO ID Term Frequency
HP:0001935 Microcytic anemia Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0011902 Abnormal hemoglobin Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0000952 Jaundice Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001081 Cholelithiasis Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001744 Splenomegaly Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001789 Hydrops fetalis Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001878 Hemolytic anemia Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001903 Anemia Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0001971 Hypersplenism Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0002863 Myelodysplasia Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0010978 Abnormality of immune system physiology Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0100543 Cognitive impairment Occasional (29-5%)


Phenotype(s) retrieved from case reports

    Total: 35

HPO ID Term # of case reports
HP:0001903 Anemia 16
HP:0001878 Hemolytic anemia 4
HP:0001935 Microcytic anemia 3
HP:0005507 Hemoglobin Barts 3
HP:0032231 Hypochromia 3
HP:0000252 Microcephaly 2
HP:0000822 Hypertension 2
HP:0001931 Hypochromic anemia 2
HP:0011902 Abnormal hemoglobin 2
HP:0000037 Male pseudohermaphroditism 1
HP:0000047 Hypospadias 1
HP:0000135 Hypogonadism 1
HP:0000138 Ovarian cyst 1
HP:0000238 Hydrocephalus 1
HP:0000488 Retinopathy 1
HP:0000518 Cataract 1
HP:0000717 Autism 1
HP:0000979 Purpura 1
HP:0001249 Intellectual disability 1
HP:0001511 Intrauterine growth retardation 1
HP:0001601 Laryngomalacia 1
HP:0001658 Myocardial infarction 1
HP:0001659 Aortic regurgitation 1
HP:0001744 Splenomegaly 1
HP:0001927 Acanthocytosis 1
HP:0001980 Megaloblastic bone marrow 1
HP:0001994 Renal Fanconi syndrome 1
HP:0002089 Pulmonary hypoplasia 1
HP:0002099 Asthma 1
HP:0002104 Apnea 1
HP:0004322 Short stature 1
HP:0005162 Left ventricular dysfunction 1
HP:0025356 Psychomotor retardation 1
HP:0030431 Osteochondroma 1
HP:0100242 Sarcoma 1


Causative gene(s) retrieved from Orphanet

    Total: 0

Gene Symbol Gene Name Entrez Gene ID