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Hb Tacoma: G>T or G>C, and Does It Matter?
Jordyn A Moore1, Beverley M Pullon2, Darrell Wang3
1Specialist Biochemistry, Canterbury Health Laboratories, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Abstract:
Hb Tacoma [β30(B12)Arg→Ser] is a missense variant that is caused by either an AGG>AGT or AGG>AGC substitution at codon 30 of the HBB gene. Currently, the latter is classified as a rare cause of β0-thalassemia (β0-thal). We propose that HBB: c.93G>C has been incorrectly assigned as β0-thal and discuss whether HBB: c.93G>T or HBB: c.93G>C should be classified as β+-thal instead, or as β-globin variants without thalassemic effect. We present several subjects who are heterozygous for Hb Tacoma, one with HBB: c.93G>T and two with HBB: c.93G>C, to support our conclusions.
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