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A 5' splice region G-->C mutation in exon 3 of the human beta-spectrin gene leads to decreased levels of beta-spectrin mRNA and is responsible for dominant hereditary spherocytosis (spectrin Guemene-Penfao).
British journal of haematology - 1 Jan 1998
Garbarz M, Galand C, Bibas D, Bournier O, Devaux I, Harousseau J L, Grandchamp B, Dhermy D
Abstract excerpt
We studied a family with autosomal dominant hereditary spherocytosis (HS) associated with a mild spectrin deficiency. Linkage analysis using two microsatellite markers (D14S63 and D14S271) very close to the beta-spectrin gene (SPTB) showed that HS co-segregated with alleles of these microsatellite markers and the linkage between the marker and HS was statistically significant. The presence of a beta-spectrin...
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