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A novel α-thalassemia frameshift mutation: codon 8 (-C).
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2012
Tang Hai-Shen, Zhou Jian-Ying, Xie Xing-Mei, Li Ru, Liao Can, Li Dong-Zhi
Abstract excerpt
We report a novel α-thalassemia (α-thal) point mutation detected during newborn screening for hemoglobinopathies. Sequence analyses identified a frameshift mutation at codon 8 (-C) in exon 1 of the α2-globin gene. This mutation causes an α(+)-thal phenotype.
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