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Compound heterozygosity for KLF1 mutations is associated with microcytic hypochromic anemia and increased fetal hemoglobin.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Oct 2015
Huang Jiwei, Zhang Xinhua, Liu Dun, Wei Xiaofeng, Shang Xuan, Xiong Fu, Yu Lihua, Yin Xiaolin, Xu Xiangmin
Abstract excerpt
Krüppel-like factor 1 (KLF1) regulates erythroid lineage commitment, globin switching, and the terminal maturation of red blood cells. Variants in human KLF1 have been identified as an important causative factor in a wide spectrum of phenotypes. This study investigated two unrelated male children in China who had refractory anemia associated with poikilocythemia. These were accompanied by an upregulation of...
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