Hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin

Other names| Hereditary persistence of foetal haemoglobin
Specialty| Pediatrics

Hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin (HPFH) is a benign condition in which increased fetal hemoglobin (hemoglobin F, HbF) production continues well into adulthood, disregarding the normal shutoff point after which only adult-type hemoglobin should be produced.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Presentation
* 1.1 Sickle cell disease
* 2 Causes
* 3 Diagnosis
* 4 Epidemiology
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Presentation

The condition is asymptomatic, and is only noticed when screening for other hemoglobin disorders.[citation needed]

### Sickle cell disease

In persons with sickle cell disease, high levels of fetal hemoglobin as found in a newborn or as found abnormally in persons with hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin, the HbF causes the sickle cell disease to be less severe. In essence the HbF inhibits polymerization of HbS. A similar mechanism occurs with persons who have sickle cell trait. Approximately 40% of the hemoglobin is in the HbS form while the rest is in normal HbA form. The HbA form interferes with HbS polymerization.[2]

## Causes

HPFH can be caused by mutations in the β globin gene cluster, or the γ gene promoter region.[1] In addition HbF levels are influenced by polymorphisms in the BCL11A gene[3] and in the MYB gene enhancer.[4] In HPFH the percentage of HbF varies from 0.8-1.0% to about 30% of the total hemoglobin, but levels as high as 100% can be seen in homozygotes for delta beta thalassemia.[citation needed]

## Diagnosis

## Epidemiology

About 10% of the population has an HbF level >1.0%.[1] HPFH may alleviate the severity of certain hemoglobinopathies and thalassemias, and is selected for in populations with a high prevalence of these conditions (which in turn are often selected for in areas where malaria is endemic). Thus, it has been found to affect people of African and Greek descent.[5]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Thein, SL; Menzel, S (May 2009). "Discovering the genetics underlying foetal haemoglobin production in adults.". British Journal of Haematology 145 (4): 455–67. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2141.2009.07650.x. PMID 19344402.
2. ↑ Kumar, Vinay; Abbas, Abul K.; Fausto, Nelson; Aster, Jon (2009-05-28). Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, Professional Edition: Expert Consult - Online (Robbins Pathology) (Kindle Locations 33411-33412). Elsevier Health. Kindle Edition.
3. ↑ Basak, A; Sankaran, VG (March 2016). "Regulation of the fetal hemoglobin silencing factor BCL11A.". Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1368 (1): 25–30. doi:10.1111/nyas.13024. PMID 26963603. Bibcode: 2016NYASA1368...25B.
4. ↑ Stadhouders, R; Aktuna, S; Thongjuea, S; Aghajanirefah, A; Pourfarzad, F; van Ijcken, W; Lenhard, B; Rooks, H et al. (April 2014). "HBS1L-MYB intergenic variants modulate fetal hemoglobin via long-range MYB enhancers.". The Journal of Clinical Investigation 124 (4): 1699–710. doi:10.1172/JCI71520. PMID 24614105.
5. ↑ "Hereditary persistence of foetal haemoglobin with beta-chain synthesis in cis position (Ggamma-beta+-HPFH) in a negro family". Nature 259 (5539): 138–40. January 1976. doi:10.1038/259138a0. PMID 1246351. Bibcode: 1976Natur.259..138F.

## External links

Classification|

* ICD-10: D56.4
* ICD-9-CM: 282.7
* OMIM: 141749

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Diseases of red blood cells

| Polycythemia|

* Polycythemia vera

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| Anemia|

| Nutritional|

* Micro-: Iron-deficiency anemia
* Plummer–Vinson syndrome

* Macro-: Megaloblastic anemia
* Pernicious anemia

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Hemolytic
(mostly normo-)|

| Hereditary|

* enzymopathy: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
* glycolysis
* pyruvate kinase deficiency
* triosephosphate isomerase deficiency
* hexokinase deficiency

* [[Biology:Hemoglobinopathemoglobinopathy]]: Thalassemia
* alpha
* beta
* delta
* Sickle cell disease/trait
* Hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin

* membrane: Hereditary spherocytosis
* Minkowski–Chauffard syndrome
* Hereditary elliptocytosis
* Southeast Asian ovalocytosis
* Hereditary stomatocytosis

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Acquired|

| AIHA|

* Warm antibody autoimmune hemolytic anemia
* Cold agglutinin disease
* Donath–Landsteiner hemolytic anemia
* Paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria
* Mixed autoimmune hemolytic anemia

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* membrane
* paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

* Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia
* Thrombotic microangiopathy
* Hemolytic–uremic syndrome

* Drug-induced autoimmune
* Drug-induced nonautoimmune

* Hemolytic disease of the newborn

Aplastic
(mostly normo-)|

* Hereditary: Fanconi anemia
* Diamond–Blackfan anemia

* Acquired: Pure red cell aplasia
* Sideroblastic anemia
* Myelophthisic

Blood tests|

* Mean corpuscular volume
* normocytic
* microcytic
* macrocytic
* Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
* normochromic
* hypochromic

Other|

* Methemoglobinemia
* Sulfhemoglobinemia
* Reticulocytopenia

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