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Article

Reference Intervals for Acetylated Fetal Hemoglobin in Healthy Newborns

by
Renata Paleari
1,
Irene Mutta
2,
Gianluca Musolino
2,
Alessandro Salvatoni
2,
Massimo Agosti
3,
Gaia Francescato
3 and
Andrea Mosca
1,*
1
Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico-Chirurgica e dei Trapianti, Centro per la Riferibilità Metrologica in Medicina di Laboratorio (CIRME), Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Fratelli Cervi 93, 20090 Segrate, Italy
2
Unità Operativa di Endocrinologia, Diabetologia e Pediatria d’Urgenza, Clinica Pediatrica Università degli Studi dell’Insubria, Varese, Italy
3
Unità Operativa Complessa di Neonatologia e Terapia Intensiva Neonatale, Ospedale F. Del Ponte, Varese, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Thalass. Rep. 2014, 4(2), 2120; https://doi.org/10.4081/thal.2014.2120
Submission received: 18 November 2013 / Revised: 9 May 2014 / Accepted: 9 May 2014 / Published: 29 September 2014

Abstract

The acetylated fetal hemoglobin (AcHbF) derives from an enzyme-mediated post-translational modification occurring on the N-terminal glycine residues of γ-chains. At present, no established data are available on reference intervals for AcHbF in newborns. A total of 92 healthy infants, with gestational age between 37 and 41 weeks were selected for the establishment of AcHbF reference intervals. Blood samples were collected by heel pricking, when collecting routine neonatal screening, and the hemoglobin pattern was analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography. AcHbF results were then normalized for HbF content in order to account for differences in hemoglobin switch. No difference was found in AcHbF values between genders (P = 0.858). AcHbF results were as follow: 12.8 ± 0.8% (mean±standard deviation), reference interval: 11.3–14.3%. This finding could facilitate further studies aimed to assess the possible use of AcHbF, for instance as a possible fetal metabolic biomarker during pregnancy.
Keywords: fetal hemoglobin; HbA1c; neonatal screening fetal hemoglobin; HbA1c; neonatal screening

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Paleari, R.; Mutta, I.; Musolino, G.; Salvatoni, A.; Agosti, M.; Francescato, G.; Mosca, A. Reference Intervals for Acetylated Fetal Hemoglobin in Healthy Newborns. Thalass. Rep. 2014, 4, 2120. https://doi.org/10.4081/thal.2014.2120

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Paleari R, Mutta I, Musolino G, Salvatoni A, Agosti M, Francescato G, Mosca A. Reference Intervals for Acetylated Fetal Hemoglobin in Healthy Newborns. Thalassemia Reports. 2014; 4(2):2120. https://doi.org/10.4081/thal.2014.2120

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Paleari, Renata, Irene Mutta, Gianluca Musolino, Alessandro Salvatoni, Massimo Agosti, Gaia Francescato, and Andrea Mosca. 2014. "Reference Intervals for Acetylated Fetal Hemoglobin in Healthy Newborns" Thalassemia Reports 4, no. 2: 2120. https://doi.org/10.4081/thal.2014.2120

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Paleari, R., Mutta, I., Musolino, G., Salvatoni, A., Agosti, M., Francescato, G., & Mosca, A. (2014). Reference Intervals for Acetylated Fetal Hemoglobin in Healthy Newborns. Thalassemia Reports, 4(2), 2120. https://doi.org/10.4081/thal.2014.2120

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