First Report on the Coinheritance of α-Thalassemia and a Rare ß-Thalassemia Compound Heterozygosity for the IVS-I-I(G>A)/IVS-II-705(T>G) Mutations in a Syrian Family.
Hemoglobin
; 43(1): 66-68, 2019 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-30843739
ABSTRACT
We describe a proband originating from Al-Quneitra Province, Syria. His hematology data was as follows Hb A 24.7%, Hb F 71.1%, Hb A2 4.2%. Molecular analysis, based on DNA sequencing of the ß-globin gene mutation, showed for the first time a compound heterozygous IVS-I-1 (G>A) (HBB c.92+1G>A)/IVS-II-705 (T>G) (HBB c.316-146T>G) on the ß-globin gene. A reverse hybridization technique revealed that the proband was also an α-thalassemia (α-thal) -α3.7 (rightward) deletion carrier. Haplotypes analysis for the seven polymorphic restriction sites showed that the compound heterozygous mutations, IVS-I-1/IVS-II-705, were linked to two haplotypes I [+ - - - - + +] and VI [- + + - - - +], respectively. Our results showed, for the first time, the presence of rare ß-thalassemia (ß-thal) IVS-II-705 (T>G) mutation associated with IVS-I-1 (G>A). Our findings suggest the presence of these mutations resulted from past migrations.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Introns
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Beta-Thalassemia
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Alpha-Thalassemia
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Alleles
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Alpha-Globins
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Beta-Globins
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Mutation
Limits:
Adolescent
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Hemoglobin
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Syria