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The influence of the BCL11A polymorphism on the phenotype of patients with beta thalassemia could be affected by the beta globin locus control region and/or the Xmn1-HBG2 genotypic background.
Blood cells, molecules & diseases - 1 Aug 2013
Neishabury Maryam, Zamani Fahimeh, Keyhani Elahe, Azarkeivan Azita, Abedini Seyedeh Sedigheh, Eslami Masumeh Sadat, Kakroodi Setareh Talebi, Vesiehsari Mahjoobeh Jafari, Najmabadi Hossein
Abstract excerpt
To study the influence of the β globin locus control region (LCR) genotypic background on the phenotype modifying role of BCL11A polymorphisms, 100 cases of thalassemia, 48 homozygous for the A allele and 52 homozygous for the G allele at the 5'HS4-LCR palindromic polymorphic site were genotyped for two BCL11A single nucleotide polymorphisms (rs11886868 and rs766432) in the intronic region of this gene. The...
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