Abstract
Hemoglobin D-Punjab (or D-Los Angeles) is a common variant worldwide. It is also the most frequent abnormal hemoglobin in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China. A large survey of hemoglobinopathy, including 142,171 people and 21 national/ethnic groups, was carried out in Xinjiang and indicated Hb D-Punjab accounted for 55.6% of the total hemoglobin variants there. Here we describe a simple way--EcoRI mapping of the amplified beta-globin DNA sampling from dried blood spots on filter paper blotters--of identifying the Hb D-Punjab gene. The primers were designed and synthesized to emzymatically amplify a 144-bp fragment of beta-globin gene which included codons beta 121 (GAA) and 122 (TTC) representing an EcoRI recognition site. The Hb D-Punjab gene could be easily detected by EcoRI digestion of the amplified DNA sequence on agarose gel because of a single base change at codon 121. The analysis of amplified DNA sampling from dried blood provides a very useful method for population study of Hb D-Punjab and will be of significance for demonstration of the occurrence of the Hb D-Punjab gene and for understanding of the relations among various nationalities.
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