Article
Molecular analysis of gamma-globin promoters, HS-111 and 3'HS1, in beta-thalassemia intermedia patients associated with high levels of Hb F.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2009
Hamid Mohammad, Mahjoubi Frouzandeh, Akbari Mohammad T, Arab Aida, Zeinali Sirous, Karimipoor Morteza
Abstract excerpt
The nucleotide (nt) variations in the promoter region of the gamma-globin genes, HS-111 and 3'HS1 regions, were studied in Iranian patients with beta-thalassemia intermedia (beta-TI), beta-thalassemia major (beta-TM) and healthy individuals. Of the five nt variations at the 5' end of the (A)gamma-globin gene, -369 (C>G), -611 (-T) and -603/604 (GA>AG) were found in all samples, whereas -588 (A>G) and -AAGC at...
Topics
- Case-Control Studies
- Fetal Hemoglobin
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Markers
- Humans
- Iran
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- beta-Thalassemia
- gamma-Globins
