Article
[Phenotyping and genotyping studies in a family with the compound heterozygosity deltabeta Thalassemia/beta(IVSII-849) Thalassemia].
Investigacion clinica - 1 Jun 2006
Bravo-Urquiola Martha, Arends Anabel, Montilla Silvia, Guevara-I José María, García Gloria, Alvarez Maritza, Castillo Omar
Abstract excerpt
The propositus is a two year old child with a severe hemolytic anemia and increased level of Hb F. The Hbs A, A2 and F were eluted and quantitated by cation exchange high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC-CE). DNA was isolated from peripheral blood leukocytes by a salting-out extraction procedure. The beta globin gone was amplified and the presence of the beta thalassemia mutation was determined by PCR...
Topics
- Black People
- Child, Preschool
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Female
- Fetal Hemoglobin
- Globins
- Hemoglobin A
- Hemoglobin A2
- Heterozygote
- Humans
- Indians, North American
