• Arch Med Sci · Jan 2018

    KLF1 gene and borderline hemoglobin A2 in Saudi population.

    • J Francis Borgio, Sayed AbdulAzeez, Ahmed M Al-Muslami, Zaki A Naserullah, Sana Al-Jarrash, Ahmed M Al-Suliman, Mohammed S Al-Madan, and Amein K Al-Ali.
    • Department of Genetic Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultation (IRMC), University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
    • Arch Med Sci. 2018 Jan 1; 14 (1): 230-236.

    IntroductionElevated HbA2 (hemoglobin A2) level is considered the most reliable hematological parameter for the detection of β-thalassemia carriers. However, some carriers are difficult to recognize because the level of HbA2 is not in the distinctive carrier range, i.e. 4.0-6.0%; instead, some carriers have HbA2 levels between normal and carrier levels, i.e. borderline HbA2 (HbA2 = 3.1-3.9%). Studies have shown that variations in the erythroid Krüppel-like factor (KLF1) gene lead to borderline HbA2 in β-thalassemia carriers from various populations. The incidence of borderline HbA2 in Saudis is high.Material And MethodsTo confirm the influence of variations in KLF1, HBA1, HBA2 and HBB genes for the reduction of the level of HbA2 in Saudi β-thalassemia carriers, we performed a direct sequence analysis of KLF1, HBA1, HBA2 and HBB genes from 212 healthy Saudis (88 subjects: HbA2 < 3; 72 subjects: HbA2 = 3.1 to 3.9; 52 subjects HbA2 > 4.3).ResultsThe presence of the borderline HbA2 level is not specific to any type of β-thalassemia variation or β+-thalassemia variations in Saudis. Two exonic (c.304T>C and c.544T>C) and two 3' untranslated region (3'UTR) (c.*296G>A and c.*277C>G) variations have been identified in the KLF1 gene for the first time from an Arab population. None of these four variations in KLF1 genes are significantly associated with the Saudis with borderline HbA2. α Globin genotype, -α23.7/α1α2, is found to be the most frequent (55.55%) among healthy Saudis with borderline HbA2 compared with the other groups (HbA2 < 3 = 20.45%; HbA2 > 4.3 = 13.51%).ConclusionsFurther studies are necessary to determine the influence of other factors on the presence of borderline HbA2 in 41.67% of Saudis.

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