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Coinheritance of α- and β-Thalassemia with a Novel Mutation (HBB: c.268_281delAGTGAGCTGCACTG) in a Chinese Family.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2000
Cheng Chuyun, Peng Qi, Li Siping, Yang Lin, Li Wenrui, Rao Chunbao, Lu Xiaomei
Abstract excerpt
We report a novel mutation (HBB: c.268_281delAGTGAGCTGCACTG) in a Chinese proband, who was also an α-thalassemia (α-thal) Southeast Asian (αα/- -SEA) deletion carrier and displayed characteristic hematological features of β-thalassemia (β-thal) traits. The proband and carriers in her family presented hematological abnormalities. This novel mutation results in a frameshift and consequently creates a premature stop...
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