A novel Indian β-thalassemia mutation in the CACCC box of the promoter region

被引:4
作者
Agarwal, Sarita [1 ]
Arya, Vandana
Stolle, Catherine A.
Pradhan, Mandakini
机构
[1] Sanjay Gandhi Postgrad Inst Med Sci, Dept Genet, Lucknow 226014, Uttar Pradesh, India
[2] Childrens Hosp Philadelphia, Mol Genet Lab, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
关键词
beta-thalassemia; sequencing; promoter region; polymerase chain reaction;
D O I
10.1111/j.0902-4441.2006.t01-1-EJH2923.x
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
This is the first report of a previously undescribed mutation in Indian subjects of the CACCC box of promoter region for beta-globin, which in combination with a common mutation produces thalassemia major in the offspring of the family.
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页数:3
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