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Croteau SE, Luo HY, Lehmann LE, Chui DHK, Neufeld EJ. Novel dominant β-thalassemia: Hb Boston-Kuwait [codon 139/140(+T)]. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2013; 60:E131-4. [PMID: 23776097 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2013] [Accepted: 04/30/2013] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Dominant β-thalassemias exhibit a hybrid phenotype of unstable hemoglobin and ineffective erythropoiesis. Most arise from heterozygous β-globin gene mutations in exons 3 or 2 and present in adulthood as thalassemia intermedia. We report a novel, de novo β-globin mutation presenting in a toddler with features of thalassemia major and chromaturia. Hemoglobin Boston-Kuwait is an elongated β-chain variant (163 amino acids) that results from a frameshift mutation caused by a thymidine insertion in codons 139/140. Hematopoietic stem cell transplant provided a successful alternative therapy for this severe form of dominant β-thalassemia.
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- Stacy E Croteau
- Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Boston, MA, USA.
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The β-thalassemias are characterized by a quantitative deficiency of β-globin chains underlaid by a striking heterogeneity of molecular defects. Although most of the molecular lesions involve the structural β gene directly, some down-regulate the gene through distal cis effects, and rare trans-acting mutations have also been identified. Most β-thalassemias are inherited in a Mendelian recessive fashion but there is a subgroup of β-thalassemia alleles that behave as dominant negatives. Unraveling the molecular basis of β-thalassemia has provided a paradigm for understanding of much of human genetics.
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- Swee Lay Thein
- Department of Haematological Medicine, King's College London School of Medicine/King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London SE5 9NU, United Kingdom.
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Kosmider B, Wells RD. Fragile X repeats are potent inducers of complex, multiple site rearrangements in flanking sequences in Escherichia coli. DNA Repair (Amst) 2007; 6:1850-63. [PMID: 17851139 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2007.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2006] [Revised: 06/27/2007] [Accepted: 07/12/2007] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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(CGG.CCG)n repeats induce the formation of complex, multiple site rearrangements and/or gross deletions in flanking DNA sequences in Escherichia coli plasmids. DNA sequence analyses of mutant clones revealed the influence of (a) the length (24, 44 or 73 repeats), (b) the orientation of the CGG.CCG region relative to the unidirectional origin, and (c) its transcription status. Complex rearrangements had occurred in the mutant clones since some products contained deletions, inversions and insertions and some products had only gross deletions. Furthermore, the CGG.CCG repeats repeatedly induced, up to 22 times, the formation of identical (to the bp) mutagenic products indicating the powerful nature of the complex processes involved. Also, the mutations were bidirectional from the CGG.CCG tract. The healed junctions had CG-rich microhomologies of 1-6bp, CG-rich regions and putative cruciforms and slipped structures. Hence, the fragile X syndrome mutagenic spectrum has been found, at least in part, in our model system.
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- Beata Kosmider
- Center for Genome Research, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, Texas Medical Center, 2121 W. Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 77030-3303, USA
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Sözen M, Karaaslan C, Oner R, Gümrük F, Ozdemir MA, Altay C, Gürgey A, Oner C. Severe hemolytic anemia associated with Hb Volga [beta27(B9)Ala-->Asp]: GCC-->GAC at codon 27 in a Turkish family. Am J Hematol 2004; 76:378-82. [PMID: 15282673 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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A boy presented at age 4 years with severe congenital hemolytic anemia characterized by highly elevated reticulocyte count (30-50%) and prominent basophilic stippling. Hb had been 4 g/dL at age 7 months. The patient was on a monthly transfusion regimen up to the age of 7 years, when he underwent splenectomy. After removal of the spleen, his Hb stabilized at 11 g/dL. No abnormal pattern was detected in hemoglobin electrophoresis at pH 9 and 6. In-vitro globin synthesis revealed the presence of an abnormal beta-chain in front of the gamma-chain. The beta(A)/beta(X) ratio was 0.77 at 30 min and 0.74 at 2 hr of incubation. Molecular analysis revealed that the patient had GCC-->GAC alteration at codon 27 (beta27(B9)Ala-->Asp) causing the abnormal hemoglobin Volga. The beta-cDNA derived from the beta-Hb Volga allele could be differentiated from HbA beta-cDNA on silver-stained gel. No imbalance in the mRNA of beta(A)/beta(Hb Volga) ratio was observed.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital/blood
- Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital/drug therapy
- Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital/genetics
- Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital/surgery
- Blood Protein Electrophoresis
- Child, Preschool
- Codon/genetics
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Deferoxamine/therapeutic use
- Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific
- Female
- Globins/genetics
- Hemoglobins, Abnormal/genetics
- Hemoglobins, Abnormal/isolation & purification
- Humans
- Iron Chelating Agents/therapeutic use
- Male
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic/etiology
- Reticulocyte Count
- Silver Staining
- Splenectomy
- Thrombosis/etiology
- Turkey
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- M Sözen
- Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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Vilchis F, Ramos L, Kofman-Alfaro S, Zenteno JC, Méndez JP, Chávez B. Extreme androgen resistance in a kindred with a novel insertion/deletion mutation in exon 5 of the androgen receptor gene. J Hum Genet 2003; 48:346-51. [PMID: 12908100 DOI: 10.1007/s10038-003-0036-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2002] [Accepted: 04/12/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Androgen insensitivy syndrome (AIS) is the most frequent cause of male pseudohermaphroditism resulting from target-organ resistance to androgen action. Individuals bearing the complete form of the disease (CAIS) present a female phenotype and a lack of pubic and axillary hair. In the present study, four 46,XY patients born in two generations from a kindred with a history of AIS were examined for genetic abnormalities in the androgen receptor gene (AR). All eight exons encoding the AR protein were individually amplified from genomic DNA followed by a mutation screening with single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis. Sequencing of the mutant AR revealed a novel insertion/deletion mutation in exon 5. A deletion of 7 bp is replaced by an insertion of 11 nucleotides, which represents a duplication of the adjacent downstream sequence. The mutation g.2640_2646delAGGATGC/2652_2662insTTCGCCCCTGA, results in a frameshift that introduces a premature termination signal TGA, nine codons downstream. Such a rearrangement predicts a truncation of the AR, thereby deleting a large portion of the ligand-binding domain (amino acid position 768-919). Furthermore, although this mutation breaks the translational reading frame starting from codon 760, examination of the complementary DNA suggested that it does not disturb mRNA splicing. These changes have been found in all the patients and appear to account for the observed absence of detectable androgen binding to the AR in cultured fibroblasts and for the CAIS phenotype in the kindred. This disorder represents the first insertion/deletion mutation of the AR that probably arose by a slipped-strand mispairing mechanism.
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- Felipe Vilchis
- Department of Reproductive Biology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Vasco de Quiroga 15, Tlalpan C.P. 14000, México D.F., México.
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Birben E, Oner R, Oner C, Gümrük F, Altay C, Gürgey A. Mutations in coagulation factor XIII A gene in three Turkish patients: two novel mutations and a known insertion. Br J Haematol 2002; 118:278-81. [PMID: 12100162 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2002.03571.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Molecular analysis of factor XIII A gene on three unrelated Turkish families identified two novel and one known mutations. One novel mutation is a substitution of cytidine by guanine at codon 541 in exon 12, beta barrel 1 domain of the coagulation factor XIII A subunit gene resulting in the conversion of asparagine to lysine. The mutation alters the restriction site of the enzyme MboII. The second novel mutation, a 4 bp (-CAAA) deletion located in a direct repetitive sequence (CAAACAAA) between codons 466-469, results in premature termination of translation at codon 474. The third mutation is a previously reported single nucleotide (cytidine) insertion at codon 400 in exon 9 of the factor XIII gene.
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- Esra Birben
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University, Ihsan Dogramaci Children's Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Birben E, Oner R, Oner C, Gümrük F, Gürgey A, Altay C. Homozygosity for Hb E-Saskatoon [beta22(B4)Glu-->Lys] in a Turkish patient. Hemoglobin 2001; 25:409-15. [PMID: 11791874 DOI: 10.1081/hem-100107878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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A 30-year-old female who is homozygous for a Hb E-like abnormal hemoglobin and her immediate relatives were studied. Clinical examination of the proband revealed no abnormality. Routine hematological analysis showed that her hemoglobin level was 12 g/dL, MCV 82 fL, MCH 28 pg, RDW 15%. DNA sequence analysis indicated the presence of a G-->A substitution at codon 22 corresponding to an abnormal hemoglobin, namely Hb E-Saskatoon [beta22(B4)Glu-->Lys (GAA-->AAA)]. Absence of any abnormalities in clinical and routine hematological investigations of the homozygous patient indicated that the phenotypical expression of the Hb E-Saskatoon is very mild. Using a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction technique, the alpha/beta and betaX/betaA-mRNA (X = Hb E-Saskatoon) ratios were determined. Normal alpha/beta and betaX/betaA-mRNA ratios were found in the homozygous patient and in all heterozygotes, indicating that the respective mutation did not alter the stability of the mRNA. FokI restriction enzyme analysis of the polymerase chain reaction products obtained from the genomic DNA and/or beta-globin mRNA made it possible for rapid diagnosis of Hb E-Saskatoon, and for its differentiation from Hb E [beta26(B8)Glu-->Lys (GAG-->AAG)]. Analysis of the restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) in the beta-globin gene complex of the index patient and of another unrelated family with a compound heterozygosity for Hb E-Saskatoon and beta-thalassemia revealed that the Hb E-Saskatoon mutation shared a common allele.
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- E Birben
- Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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Oner R, Oner C, Birben E, Sözen M, Gümrük F, Gürgey A, Altay C. beta-Thalassaemia intermedia in a Turkish girl: homozygosity for G-->A substitution at +22 relative to the beta-globin cap site. Br J Haematol 2001; 115:90-4. [PMID: 11722417 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2001.03071.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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We provide the first description of a homozygote patient for the G-->A substitution in the 5' UTR of the beta-globin gene. The proband was a 17-year-old girl with beta-thalassaemia intermedia who had never received a blood transfusion. The physical examination revealed a well-developed women with no facial or bony abnormalities. There was mild paleness and mild splenomegaly which was 2 cm below the costal margin. The haemoglobin (Hb) was 7.6 g/dl, Hb A(2) 5.4% and Hb F 14.6% of the total Hb. The Hb A(2) of both parents was 3.5%. The Hb F level in the mother and father were 0.9, 1.2% and the mean cell volume (MCV) value was 70 and 72 fl respectively. DNA analysis of the beta-gene region of the propositus revealed homozygosity for a G-->A substitution at nucleotide +22 relative to the beta-gene cap site, within a functional downstream region that was referred to as the DCE (downstream core element). In addition to the data obtained previously from in vitro transcription assays, clinical findings and in vivo expression studies gave some valuable clues about the effect of +22 G-->A mutation on the expression of beta-gene. Phenotypic expression of this homozygous patient is highly suggestive that G-->A substitution at nt +22 confers a relatively mild (silent) beta(+)-thalassaemia phenotype.
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- R Oner
- Hacettepe University, Science Faculty, Department, of Molecular Biology, Beytepe, Ankara, Turkey.
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Oner R, Birben E, Acar C, Oner C, Kara A, Gümrük F, Gürgey A, Altay C. Molecular analysis of turkish beta-thalassemia heterozygotes with normal Hb A2 levels. Hemoglobin 2000; 24:195-201. [PMID: 10975439 DOI: 10.3109/03630260008997527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Four parents of three unrelated families who are obligatory beta-thalassemia heterozygotes and two parents with Hb Knossos are presented. In these subjects, although the red blood cell counts and red cell indices were compatible with beta-thalassemia trait, the Hb A2 values were between 1.9-2.9% of the total hemoglobin. Examination of the delta-globin gene by Southern blot, restriction endonuclease analysis, and by direct sequencing of amplified DNA revealed the presence of the (delta0) -7.2 kb Corfu type deletion, the (delta+) codon 27 (G-->T) and (delta0) IVS-I-2 (T-->C) mutations in trans or in cis with a severe beta-thalassemia allele, and the (delta0) codon 59 (-A) deletion in cis with the betaKnossos allele.
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- R Oner
- Hacettepe University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Beytepe, Ankara, Turkey.
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Gümrük F, Mergen H, Oner R, Ozcebe O, Sayinalp N, Oner C, Gürgey A, Altay C. Beta-thalassemia intermedia associated with homozygosity for the -87 (C-->T) mutation in a Turkish family. Hemoglobin 2000; 24:23-9. [PMID: 10722112 DOI: 10.3109/03630260009002270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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We report on two siblings with beta+-thalassemia intermedia. Molecular studies of the beta-globin gene indicated that the patients are homozygous for the -87 (C-->T) mutation. This genotype has not been previously described. Homozygosity for the -87 (C-->T) mutation produces a mild form of beta+-thalassemia associated with moderate Hb F elevation (26-38%) and highly elevated Hb A2 (10-8.6%) levels, respectively. Hematological parameters of homozygous -87 (C-->G) and -87 (C-->A) mutations, and compound heterozygous patients with either C-->T, C-->G, or C-->A at -87 and one of the severe beta+- or beta0-thalassemia mutations, are given for comparison.
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- F Gümrük
- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ihsan Dogramaci Children's Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Vetter B, Neu-Yilik G, Kohne E, Arnold R, Sinha P, Gaedicke G, Ivancevic V, Kulozik AE. Dominant beta-thalassaemia: a highly unstable haemoglobin is caused by a novel 6 bp deletion of the beta-globin gene. Br J Haematol 2000; 108:176-81. [PMID: 10651741 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2000.01820.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Beta-thalassaemia is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait in most families. Particular interest has recently been focused on the molecular pathology of the rare forms with a dominant mode of inheritance. The index patient and her mother, who are described in this report, displayed typical clinical and haematological features of beta-thalassaemia intermedia with significant ineffective erythropoiesis and additional peripheral haemolysis. Molecular analysis demonstrated a heterozygous genotype for a novel 6 bp (TGGTCT) deletion of the beta-globin gene involving codons 33-35. This deletion results in the removal of two valine residues from the beta-globin chain at position 33/34 (B15/B16) and the substitution of the tyrosine residue at position 35 (C1) by an aspartic acid (beta 33-35 [B15-C1] Val-Val-Tyr-->0-0-Asp). According to the index patient's place of birth, this abnormal haemoglobin has been termed Hb Dresden. The stability of the variant and the normal beta-globin chains were similar during the incubation period of in vitro globin chain synthesis analysis. However, Hb Dresden is exquisitely unstable and cannot be detected in the peripheral blood by haemoglobin electrophoresis, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) or isoelectric focusing. This instability can be explained by the vital structural role of the three affected amino acids that, in normal haemoglobin, establish a total of nine intermolecular bonds (five hydrophobic and four polar) at both the alpha1beta1 (alpha2beta2) and the alpha1beta2 (alpha2beta1) interface.
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- B Vetter
- Children's Hospital, Charité Medical Centre, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
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Thein SL. Is it dominantly inherited beta thalassaemia or just a beta-chain variant that is highly unstable? Br J Haematol 1999; 107:12-21. [PMID: 10520021 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1999.01492.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- S L Thein
- MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.
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- T H Huisman
- Editorial Office, HEMOGLOBIN, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912-2100, USA
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Oron-Karni V, Filon D, Rund D, Oppenheim A. A novel mechanism generating short deletion/insertions following slippage is suggested by a mutation in the human alpha2-globin gene. Hum Mol Genet 1997; 6:881-5. [PMID: 9175734 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/6.6.881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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A novel mechanism generating short deletion/insertions is described based on a mutation in the human alpha2-globin gene. A deletion of 9 bp (codons 39-41) is replaced by an eight nucleotide insertion, duplicating the adjacent downstream sequence. We propose that the mutation arose by slipped strand mispairing (SSM), creating a single-stranded loop, followed by DNA elongation, strand breathing and the formation of a mismatch bubble. An extensive literature search has revealed six additional deletion/insertion mutations in humans in which the inserted nucleotides come from the same DNA strand. Our model explains all six mutations, suggesting that rearrangement of a mismatch loop or bubble during DNA replication may be not uncommon.
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- V Oron-Karni
- Department of Hematology, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
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Badens C, Thuret I, Michel G, Krawczak M, Mattei JF, Lena-Russo D, Labie D, Elion J. Novel and unusual deletion-insertion thalassemic mutation in exon 1 of the beta-globin gene. Hum Mutat 1996; 8:89-92. [PMID: 8807345 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-1004(1996)8:1<89::aid-humu16>3.0.co;2-n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- C Badens
- CERGM, INSERM 406, Faculty of Medicine, Marseille, France
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Koivisto UM, Kontula K. A novel deletion/inversion mutation in the low-density lipoprotein receptor gene as a cause of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia. Hum Mutat 1996; 8:326-32. [PMID: 8956037 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-1004(1996)8:4<326::aid-humu5>3.0.co;2-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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A combined deletion/inversion rearrangement of the LDL receptor gene was discovered in a Finnish patient with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). Sequence analysis of the mutated allele revealed an insertion of 4 nucleotides in exon 11, caused by a combined deletion and insertion event replacing a 13-bp segment of the normal exon 11 sequence of the LDL receptor gene by a 17-bp stretch of new sequence at the deletion breakpoint. The inserted sequence was identical to the normal exon 9 sequence of the LDL receptor gene from nt1225 to nt1241 inserted in an inverted orientation. This defect causes a translational frameshift after amino acid 525 (glycine) and leads to a premature termination codon at amino acid position 538. Analysis of reverse transcriptase-PCR products from total RNA extracted from cultured fibroblasts revealed only transcripts encoded by the normal allele. This finding was consistent with the reduced functional activity of the LDL receptor found in the fibroblasts of the patient to levels less than 50% of those in normal cells. In conclusion, we have identified a complex and hitherto unreported type of rearrangement of the human LDL receptor gene. The precise mechanism of this mutation (designated as FH-Jalasjärvi) remains obscure, although it may involve complex loop formation by interaction of complementary sequences present in the mutation breakpoints and their immediate flanking regions.
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- U M Koivisto
- Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- E Baysal
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912-2100, USA
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Rahbar S, Nozari G, Forrest G, Gelbart T, Forman SJ, Beutler E. A novel intrachromosomal rearrangement in the beta-globin gene found in an African-American family. Hemoglobin 1995; 19:375-88. [PMID: 8718696 DOI: 10.3109/03630269509005829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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We describe here a deletion of 34 nucleotides from the 3' end of the first intervening sequence of the beta-globin gene covering the AGGC splice junction, and the insertion of 32 nucleotides of the delta-globin gene at the same location. This gene rearrangement was detected in three members of an African-American family. The proband, a 28-year-old female, and her mother had a history of chronic anemia. One of her two brothers, who inherited the same gene defect, was apparently healthy with no symptoms of hemolytic anemia. The proband, her father, and her two brothers, including the one who carried the beta-globin gene rearrangement, were found to be heterozygous for alpha-thalassemia-2 (-alpha 3.7). Although the AGGC splice junction is disrupted (AGGC-->AGAT), the invariant AG has remained intact after this gene rearrangement. Our investigations could not detect any defect in RNA processing in the affected beta-globin genes. The discrepancies between the phenotypes and the globin chain synthesis ratios of the mother, her daughter, and her son who inherited the same gene defect at their beta-globin genes, remain unexplained.
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- S Rahbar
- Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA 91010, USA
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Villa A, Notarangelo LD, Di Santo JP, Macchi PP, Strina D, Frattini A, Lucchini F, Patrosso CM, Giliani S, Mantuano E. Organization of the human CD40L gene: implications for molecular defects in X chromosome-linked hyper-IgM syndrome and prenatal diagnosis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1994; 91:2110-4. [PMID: 7907793 PMCID: PMC43319 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.91.6.2110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Recently, CD40L has been identified as the gene responsible for X chromosome-linked hyper-IgM syndrome (HIGM1). CD40L on activated T cells from HIGM1 patients fails to bind B-cell CD40 molecules, and subsequent analysis of CD40L transcripts by reverse transcription PCR demonstrated coding region mutations in these patients. This approach, however, is of limited use for prenatal diagnosis of HIGM1 in the early-gestation fetus. In this report, we have defined the genomic structure of the CD40L gene, which is composed of five exons and four intervening introns. With this information, we have defined at the genomic level the CD40L gene abnormalities for three previously described HIGM1 patients who demonstrated clustered deletions in the CD40L coding region. These different deletions arose from three distinct mechanisms, including (i) a splice donor mutation with exon skipping, (ii) a splice acceptor mutation with utilization of a cryptic splice site, and (iii) a deletion/insertion event with the creation of a new splice acceptor site. In addition, we have performed prenatal evaluation of an 11-week-old fetus at risk for HIGM1. CD40L genomic clones provide a starting point for further studies of the genetic elements that control CD40L expression. Our knowledge of the CD40L gene structure will prove useful for the identification of additional mutations in HIGM1 and for performing genetic counseling about this disease.
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- A Villa
- Istituto di Tecnologie Biomediche Avanzate, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Milan, Italy
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Molchanova TP, Pobedimskaya DD, Smetanina NS, Moschan AA, Kazanetz EG, Huisman TH. Hb Alesha or alpha 2 beta (2)67(E11)Val-->Met: a new unstable hemoglobin variant identified through sequencing of amplified DNA. Hemoglobin 1993; 17:217-25. [PMID: 8330974 DOI: 10.3109/03630269308998896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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We have identified a valine-->methionine mutation at position 67 of the beta chain in the hemoglobin of a young Russian patient with severe hemolytic disease, anemia, splenomegaly, Heinz body formation, and continued requirement for blood transfusions despite an early splenectomy. Sequencing of amplified DNA readily identified a GTG-->ATG mutation at codon 67. The introduction of the larger methionine residue into the heme pocket, and the loss of the bonds between valine at beta 67 and the heme group, adequately account for the severe instability of Hb Alesha and the serious clinical condition of its carrier.
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- T P Molchanova
- Laboratory of Protein Chemistry, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912-2100
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Girodon E, Ghanem N, Vidaud M, Riou J, Martin J, Galactéros F, Goossens M. Rapid molecular characterization of mutations leading to unstable hemoglobin beta-chain variants. Ann Hematol 1992; 65:188-92. [PMID: 1420507 DOI: 10.1007/bf01703113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Characterization of unstable hemoglobins by protein analysis is often difficult. However, it is facilitated by DNA analysis, especially in the case of hyperunstable beta-chain variants, which produce a beta-thalassemia phenotype. We have applied an efficient strategy to the detection of such variants at the DNA level, based on computer-designed denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) of amplified DNA fragments. This approach makes it possible to detect any anomaly in the beta-globin gene. We describe the use of the DGGE method for rapid characterization of beta-chain variants and report a new missense mutation in the beta-globin gene third exon, beta 127 CAG-CGG/Gln-Arg, which is responsible for the synthesis of a highly unstable hemoglobin.
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- E Girodon
- Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire, INSERM U91, CHU Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
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- S L Thein
- MRC Molecular Haematology Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
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- T H Huisman
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912-2100
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Liu JS, Molchanova TP, Gu LH, Wilson JB, Hopmeier P, Schnedl W, Balaun E, Krejs GJ, Huisman TH. Hb Graz or alpha 2 beta 2(2)(NA2)His-->Leu; a new beta chain variant observed in four families from southern Austria. Hemoglobin 1992; 16:493-501. [PMID: 1487420 DOI: 10.3109/03630269208993117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Two abnormal hemoglobins were accidentally detected by cation exchange high performance liquid chromatography with the Diamat system of Bio-Rad Laboratories; the variants eluted together with the fast-moving Hb A1c. Structural analysis of isolated beta chains and sequence analysis of amplified DNA identified a new variant, i.e. Hb Graz that has a His-->Leu replacement at position 2 of the beta chain, in four healthy, apparently unrelated, adults. The second variant was identical to Hb Sherwood Forest or alpha 2 beta 2(104)(G6)Arg-->Thr; it is believed that this may be the second observation of this abnormal hemoglobin.
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- J S Liu
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912-2100
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