Abstract:We describe two unrelated patients, both heterozygous for an unstable hemoglobin (Hb) variant named Hb Calgary (HBB: c.194G>T) that causes severe hemolytic anemia and dyserythropoesis, resulting in transfusion dependence and iron overload. The molecular pathogenesis is a missense variation on the -globin gene, presumed to lead to an unstable Hb. The phenotype of Hb Calgary is particularly severe presenting as transfusion-dependent anemia in early infancy, precluding phenotypic diagnosis and highlighting the i… Show more
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