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Occurrence of the alpha I 22 Arg----His (CGT----CAT) spectrin mutation in Tunisia: potential association with severe elliptopoikilocytosis.
British journal of haematology - 1 May 1991
Baklouti F, Marechal J, Morle L, Alloisio N, Wilmotte R, Pothier B, Ducluzeau M T, Kastally R, Delaunay J
Abstract excerpt
A category of spectrin alpha I domain variants are manifested by the increase of the alpha I 74 kDa fragment at the expense of the parent 80 kDa fragment following partial tryptic digestion. We describe a particular case of alpha I/74 abnormality in a Tunisian family. The propositus was severely ill and had an elliptopoikilocytosis. To the contrary, his father, who carried the same alpha I/74 variant, displayed...
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