Rastreamento de hemoglobinas variantes e talassemias com associação de métodos de diagnóstico
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2008-02-01
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Melo, Luciane M. S. [UNESP]
Siqueira, Fátima A. M. [UNESP]
Conte, Agnes C. F.
Domingos, Claudia R. Bonini [UNESP]
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Associação Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia e daSociedade Brasileira de Transplante de Medula Óssea
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O diagnóstico neonatal de hemoglobinopatias permite a melhoria na qualidade de vida do doente com a implementação de medidas profiláticas, acompanhamento clínico e aconselhamento genético. Objetivou-se no presente estudo o diagnóstico das hemoglobinas variantes e talassemias em amostras de sangue de cordão umbilical de neonatos da região noroeste do estado de São Paulo por Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Performance (HPLC), associada a procedimentos eletroforéticos, bioquímicos e citológicos, visando adaptar a melhor metodologia de análise à freqüência dos defeitos de hemoglobina na população brasileira. Foram analisadas 3.048 amostras de janeiro de 2001 a dezembro de 2002, e 13,12% apresentaram alterações de hemoglobinas, sendo 1,84% com presença de Hb S; 0,6% com Hb C; 0,65% com resultados sugestivos de beta talassemia e 9,48% sugestivos de alfa talassemia. Dentre as hemoglobinas anormais encontradas, 0,33% das amostras apresentaram resultados discordantes nas metodologias aplicadas. A HPLC mostrou-se eficiente para a identificação de variantes de hemoglobinas e permitiu a análise de grande número de amostras em curto espaço de tempo e agilidade nas triagens. Entretanto, foi necessário associar outros métodos de análise para a caracterização das formas talassêmicas.
The neonatal diagnosis hemoglobinopathies improves the quality of life by prophylactic measures and genetic counseling. The diagnosis of variant hemoglobins and thalassemias was considered in the present study. Cord blood samples of newborn babies from the northwestern region of São Paulo state were analyzed by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) associated with electrophoretic, biochemical and cytologic procedures aiming to adapt the best methodology to analyze the frequency of hemoglobin defects in the Brazilian population. Three thousand and forty-eight samples were analyzed from January 2001 to December 2002 with 13.12% presenting hemoglobin alterations; 1.84% had Hb S; 0.6% had Hb C; 0.65% were suggestive of thalassemia beta and 9.48% were suggestive of thalassemia alpha. Among the abnormal hemoglobins, 0.33% of the samples presented different results in the methodologies used. HPLC was efficient to identify variant hemoglobins and enable the analysis of several samples in a short period of time with agility in screenin. However, an association of other methods was necessary for the characterization of the thalassemic forms.
The neonatal diagnosis hemoglobinopathies improves the quality of life by prophylactic measures and genetic counseling. The diagnosis of variant hemoglobins and thalassemias was considered in the present study. Cord blood samples of newborn babies from the northwestern region of São Paulo state were analyzed by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) associated with electrophoretic, biochemical and cytologic procedures aiming to adapt the best methodology to analyze the frequency of hemoglobin defects in the Brazilian population. Three thousand and forty-eight samples were analyzed from January 2001 to December 2002 with 13.12% presenting hemoglobin alterations; 1.84% had Hb S; 0.6% had Hb C; 0.65% were suggestive of thalassemia beta and 9.48% were suggestive of thalassemia alpha. Among the abnormal hemoglobins, 0.33% of the samples presented different results in the methodologies used. HPLC was efficient to identify variant hemoglobins and enable the analysis of several samples in a short period of time with agility in screenin. However, an association of other methods was necessary for the characterization of the thalassemic forms.
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Neonatal screening, Hemoglobinopathies, Thalassemia, HPLC, Laboratorial diagnosis, Triagem neonatal, Hemoglobinopatias, Talassemia, HPLC, Diagnóstico laboratorial
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Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia. Associação Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia e daSociedade Brasileira de Transplante de Medula Óssea, v. 30, n. 1, p. 12-17, 2008.