We report a novel α2-globin chain hemoglobin (Hb) variant in a 23-year-old female of Chinese Han nationality. The Hb variant can be detected by glycated Hb electrophoresis (CapillaryS2, Hb A program). However, Hb fractions analyzed by capillary electrophoresis (CE) (CapillaryS2, Hb program) and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), (VARIANT II™ β-Thalassemia Short Program) showed no suspicious Hb variant. Sanger sequencing revealed a novel mutation [α67(E16)Thr→Ile, HBA2: c.203C>T]. We named this novel variant Hb Sichuan after the geographic origin of the proband.

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