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Hb Filottrano [codon 120 (-A)]: a novel frameshift mutation in exon 3 of the β-globin gene causing dominantly inherited β-thalassemia intermedia.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2012
Amato Antonio, Cappabianca Maria Pia, Perri Maria, Zaghis Ivo, Mastropietro Fabrizio, Ponzini Donatella, Di Biagio Paola, Piscitelli Roberta
Abstract excerpt
We report a novel frameshift mutation in exon 3 of the β-globin gene, that, in the heterozygous state, leads to a β-thalassemia intermedia (β-TI) phenotype (marked anemia, splenomegaly, hyperbilirubinemia, jaundice, unbalanced synthesis of α/non-α chains in a 34-year-old Italian woman. This frameshift mutation, due to the deletion of the first nucleotide (-A) at codon 120, results in a β-globin chain that is...
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