INTERACTION OF HETEROZYGOUS BETA-O-THALASSEMIA AND TRIPLICATED ALPHA-GLOBIN LOCI IN A SWISS-SPANISH FAMILY

被引:10
作者
BERIS, P
DARBELLAY, R
HOCHMANN, A
PRADERVAND, E
PUGIN, P
机构
[1] UNIV SPITAL GENF,HAMATOL ABT,GENEVA,SWITZERLAND
[2] FRIBOURG KANTONS SPITAL,INNERE MED ABT,FRIBOURG,SWITZERLAND
来源
KLINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT | 1991年 / 69卷 / 15期
关键词
THALASSEMIA-INTERMEDIA; BETA-THALASSEMIA; TRIPLICATED ALPHA-GLOBIN LOCI; BETA-GENE CODON-39 MUTATION;
D O I
10.1007/BF01649440
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
We report a Swiss-Spanish family three members of which have the clinical picture of thalassemia intermedia. Restriction endonuclease mapping of the alpha-globin cluster and digestion with Mae I of the in vitro amplified 5' segment of the beta-globin gene shows a combination of triplicated alpha-globin locus, anti-3.7 kb type, with heterozygous codon 39 C --> T beta-0 thalassemic mutation. These, as well as 16 similar cases reported in the literature, permit the following conclusion: a single extra alpha-globin gene gives rise to a clinically significant degree of dyserythropoietic anemia only when it interacts with a severe beta+ or beta-0 thalassemic mutation.
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页码:710 / 714
页数:5
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