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Published on: June 3, 2014
Factor VIII gene inversions in severe hemophilia A patients
N S Van de Water1, R Williams, J Nelson
1Department of Haematology, Auckland Hospital, New Zealand.
Abstract:
The mutations causing hemophilia A are very heterogeneous with the exception of a large inversion involving intron 22 in the factor VIII (FVIII) gene which appears to be the underlying defect in approximately 45% of all severely affected patients (FVIII < or = 1%). In these patients it is thought that the factor VIII gene is disrupted within intron 22 due to inappropriate recombination of FVIIIA with one of 2 homologous regions upstream of the factor VIII gene resulting in a large (approximately 500 kb) inversion. The inversion can be detected by Southern blot analysis and greatly enhances the accuracy of genetic counselling services available to families with severe hemophilia A. We report here the presence of this mutation in a study of 27 unrelated families with severe hemophilia. The factor VIII inversion was identified in 12 of 27 (44%) severe hemophilia A patients and has been successfully used for direct carrier analysis and prenatal diagnosis.
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