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Hemoglobinopathies

Learning Objectives

Hemoglobinopathies (Abnormal Hb variants)

Different Hemoglobin combinations-Nr and Abn


Sickle Cell Trait (

6

21 1 glu-val)

?Sickle cell trait is the heterozygous form of the disease

?Represents a combination of HbA and HbS.

?Individuals with HbS trait are usually asymptomatic or have

mild anemia.

Pathophysiology of Sickle Cell Disease
HbC (2C2) -? Modification - Glutamic acid to lysine at 6
HbD (2d2) -?Modification - Glutamic acid to glutamine at 121
HbE (2e2) -?Modification - Glutamic acid to lysine at 26

Hb Abnormal variants- Quantitative Abnormality

Decreased or absent synthesis of a particular globin chain (structurally normal)
i.e. Thalassemias
Thalassemia

? Common in population of African descent, Southeast Asian, Italians,

Middle Eastern

? Two types-

- thalassemia (Reduced production of - globin chains-HbH or Hb Bart's)

- thalassemia (Reduced production of - globin chains-Cooley's Anemia)

-THALASSEMIA

-THALASSEMIA Trait (Minor): - / , - / -
-THALASSEMIA

-THALASSEMIA Major (4, HbH disease): - - / - ,

Hemoglobin Barts (4 , y-globin tetramer, lethal):

With four-gene deletion: - -/- -

-THALASSEMIA

? One or both -globin genes have mutations that cause partial ( +) or total loss ( O) of

- chain production.

?Decreased synthesis of -globin chains disturbs the balance between the two chains

and -chains precipitate - producing membrane damage and early destruction.


Normal Hb combinations/compounds

Oxyhemoglobin

? Hb reacts with four molecules of O2 to form Hb4O8.

Hb4 + O2 Hb4O2 , Hb4O2 + O2 Hb4O4, Hb4O4 + O2 Hb4O6, Hb4O6 + O2 Hb4O8

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Carbaminohemoglobin

Carbaminohemoglobin is a compound of hemoglobin with CO2 (carbon dioxide), and is one

of the forms in which carbon dioxide is transported in the blood at tissue level.

10% of carbon dioxide is carried in blood this way, bound to the globin protein.

Abnormal Hb compound-Methemoglobinemia

?When Fe++ is oxidized to Fe ++ + form in Hemoglobin, this is called as Methemoglobin.

? The affinity of oxygen is impaired in ferric form of iron and binding of oxygen to methemoglobin

results in an increased affinity for oxygen in the remaining heme sites that are in ferrous state within

the same tetrameric hemoglobin unit.


Methemoglobinemia

Sign and Symptoms by Methemoglobin formation % :

?Less than 10% metHb - No symptoms

? 10-20% metHb ?

? >50% metHb -

Treatment

Carboxy-hemoglobin

Carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless, and tasteless gas that is lighter than air and can be fatal to life.

It has a greater affinity for hemoglobin ( 200 times) than oxygen does. It displaces oxygen and quickly bind

to Hb

SOURCES


Carboxy-hemoglobin

CLINICAL SIGNS

The signs of carbon monoxide poisoning vary with concentration and length of exposure.

TREATMENT

Glycated hemoglobin

A very minute amount of hemoglobin A is continuously and

slowly binds with glucose irreversibly and Non enzymatically with

each chain. This is known as `Glycated Hemoglobin' or HbA1c.

A higher glucose concentration results in more HbA1c.

The normal reference range is approximately 4?5.9%
Self Asessment

Sickle cell trait is the ...............................of the disease, which has mild anemia.

Decreased or absent synthesis of a particular globin chain that is structurally ...............

Thalassemis major has severe anemia, the type is ...........................................................due to

enhanced hemolysis

Hemoglobin Barts has a ....................................and cannot release oxygen to tissues.

-thalassemia major is also called .................. and Microcytic hypochromic anemia

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