+-Thalassemia Trait Caused by a Nonsense Mutation in the 2-Globin Gene: Codon 54 (CAGTAG)

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作者
Eng, Barry
Walker, Lynda
Waye, John S.
机构
[1] Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON
[2] Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
[3] Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton
关键词
-Thalassemia (-thal); Point mutation; Nonsense mutation; ALPHA-THALASSEMIA; ALPHA-2-GLOBIN GENE; MICROCYTOSIS; PREVALENCE;
D O I
10.1080/03630260802625980
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We report a new -thalassemia (-thal) point mutation detected in a woman with +-thal trait. Sequence analysis identified a nonsense mutation in exon 2 of the 2-globin gene, at amino acid codon 54 (CAGTAG).
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页码:72 / 74
页数:3
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