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Beta-thalassemia due to a novel nonsense mutation at codon 37 (TGG-->TAG) found in an Afghanistani family.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2005
Kornblit Brian, Taaning Pia, Birgens Henrik
Abstract excerpt
We have identified and characterized a novel beta-thalassemic mutation in an Afghanistanifamily. The molecular pathology consists of a single base substitution (TGG-->TAG) at codon 37 of the beta-globin gene, giving rise to a stop codon (TAG). Premature stop of translation results in a truncated protein and usually the phenotype of beta-thalassemia (thal) major in homozygous individuals. However, this was not the...
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