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A splice site mutation of alpha-spectrin gene causing skipping of exon 18 in hereditary elliptocytosis.
Blood - 15 May 1993
Alloisio N, Wilmotte R, Maréchal J, Texier P, Denoroy L, Féo C, Benhadji-Zouaoui Z, Delaunay J
Abstract excerpt
Spectrin Oran (alpha II/21) has been reported previously as a variant of the alpha II domain. Its expression level is low (10% of total spectrin) in heterozygotes denoting a major disadvantage of the mutated alpha-chain dimer or tetramer with respect to their normal counterparts. Spectrin Oran is associated with symptomatic elliptocytosis in the homozygous state. A 1-minute digestion time allowed to perceive a...
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