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Hb Antalya [codons 3-5 (Leu-Thr-Pro-->Ser-Asp-Ser)]: a new unstable variant leading to chronic microcytic anemia and

I Keser1, O G Kayisli, A Yesilipek

  • 1Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Dumlupinar Bulvari, Antalya, Turkey. keser@hipokrat.med.akdeniz.edu.tr

Hemoglobin
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A novel beta-thalassemia mutation, not previously reported in the literature, was identified by direct DNA sequencing of the beta-globin gene. Hematological investigation of a 26-year-old woman due to her increased Hb A2 level (6.2%) led to the identification of a heterozygosity for a 9 bp (TCTGACTCT) deletion/insertion at codons 3-5. This was found to be the result of a deletion of cytosine (-C) at codon 5 (one of the nucleotides in the 13th or 14th position of exon 1). and an insertion of thymine (+T) in front of codon 3 at the 10th nucleotide in exon 1 of the beta-globin gene. As a result of these mutations, the amino acids at codons 3-5 were changed from Leu-Thr-Pro to Ser-Asp-Ser. The whole frameshift was prevented by this rearrangement in the beta-globin gene. In addition, this result may provide important clues to identify critical amino acids responsible for stabilization of the hemoglobin tetramer.

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