A NOVEL alpha-THALASSEMIA FRAMESHIFT MUTATION: CODON 8 (-C)

作者:Tang, Hai-Shen; Zhou, Jian-Ying; Xie, Xing-Mei; Li, Ru; Liao, Can; Li, Dong-Zhi*
来源:Hemoglobin, 2012, 36(2): 192-195.
DOI:10.3109/03630269.2011.643448

摘要

We report a novel alpha-thalassemia (alpha-thal) point mutation detected during newborn screening for hemoglobinopathies. Sequence analyses identified a frameshift mutation at codon 8 (-C) in exon 1 of the alpha 2-globin gene. This mutation causes an alpha(+)-thal phenotype.