Article
Two novel mutations (HBG1: c.-250C > T and HBG2: c.-250C > T) associated with hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2014
Toma Sarmad, Tenorio María, Oakley Matthew, Thein Swee Lay, Clark Barnaby E
Abstract excerpt
Mutations within the promoters of either of the γ-globin genes [(G)γ (HBG1) and (A)γ (HBG2)] lead to variably increased levels of fetal hemoglobin (Hb) (Hb F, α2γ2) in the syndrome of hereditary persistence of fetal Hb (HPFH). Carriers of such mutations are clinically asymptomatic and the mutations are usually detected as part of routine screening or family studies. We describe two new nondeletional HPFH...
Topics
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Fetal Hemoglobin
- Hemoglobinopathies
- Heterozygote
- Humans
- Male
- Mutation
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- gamma-Globins
