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Sequence change in the HS2-LCR and Ggamma-globin gene promoter region of sickle cell anemia patients.
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas - 1 Feb 2008
Adorno E V, Moura-Neto J P, Lyra I, Zanette A, Santos L F O, Seixas M O, Reis M G, Goncalves M S
Abstract excerpt
The fetal hemoglobin (HbF) levels and betaS-globin gene haplotypes of 125 sickle cell anemia patients from Brazil were investigated. We sequenced the Ggamma- and Agamma-globin gene promoters and the DNase I-2 hypersensitive sites in the locus control regions (HS2-LCR) of patients with HbF level disparities as compared to their betaS haplotypes. Sixty-four (51.2%) patients had CAR/Ben genotype; 36 (28.8%) Ben/Ben;...
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