Article
DNA polymorphisms at BCL11A, HBS1L-MYB and Xmn1-HBG2 site loci associated with fetal hemoglobin levels in sickle cell anemia patients from Northern Brazil.
Blood cells, molecules & diseases - 1 Dec 2014
Cardoso Greice Lemos, Diniz Isabela Guerreiro, Silva Aylla Núbia Lima Martins da, Cunha Daniele Almeida, Silva Junior Josivaldo Soares da, Uchôa Camila Tavares Carvalho, Santos Sidney Emanuel Batista dos, Trindade Saide Maria Sarmento, Cardoso Maria do Socorro de Oliveira, Guerreiro João Farias
Abstract excerpt
Increased levels of fetal hemoglobin (HbF, α2γ2) may reduce sickle cell anemia severity due to its ability to inhibit HbS polymerization and also reduce the mean corpuscular HbS concentration. We have investigated the influence of three known major loci on the HbF trait (HBG2, rs748214; BCL11A, rs4671393; and HBS1L-MYB, rs28384513, rs489544 and rs9399137) and HbF levels in SCA patients from the State of Pará,...
