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Hb H disease caused by a homozygosity for the AATAAA-->AATAAG mutation in the polyadenylation site of the alpha 2-globin gene: hematological observations. 1992

Y J Fei, and R Oner, and G Bözkurt, and L H Gu, and C Altay, and A Gurgey, and S Fattoum, and E Baysal, and T H Huisman
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912-2100.

We have identified 7 patients with Hb H disease as homozygotes for a mutation in the polyadenylation site (AATAAA-->AATAAG) and have compared their hematological data with those of Hb H patients having other types of alpha-thalassemia determinants. All 7 patients exhibited moderate anemia with microcytosis and hypochromia being similar to that observed in the other patients. Relatives with a heterozygosity for this mutation are borderline microcytic and hypochromic without a significant anemia but with a low in vitro alpha/beta chain synthesis ratio. Analyses of the hemoglobin components identified low levels of Hb A2 and Hb H that were comparable to those found in other patients with Hb H disease; the level of the zeta-chain was low (average 0.14%).

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008969 Molecular Sequence Data Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories. Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D009154 Mutation Any detectable and heritable change in the genetic material that causes a change in the GENOTYPE and which is transmitted to daughter cells and to succeeding generations. Mutations
D011061 Poly A A group of adenine ribonucleotides in which the phosphate residues of each adenine ribonucleotide act as bridges in forming diester linkages between the ribose moieties. Adenine Polynucleotides,Polyadenylic Acids,Poly(rA),Polynucleotides, Adenine
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D003241 Consanguinity The magnitude of INBREEDING in humans. Inbreeding, Human,Consanguineous Marriage,Consanguinous Mating,Consanguineous Marriages,Consanguinities,Consanguinous Matings,Human Inbreeding,Human Inbreedings,Inbreedings, Human,Marriage, Consanguineous,Marriages, Consanguineous,Mating, Consanguinous,Matings, Consanguinous
D004909 Erythrocyte Indices ERYTHROCYTE size and HEMOGLOBIN content or concentration, usually derived from ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; BLOOD hemoglobin concentration; and HEMATOCRIT. The indices include the mean corpuscular volume (MCV), the mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), and the mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC). Erythrocyte Hemoglobin, Mean Cell,Erythrocyte Size Determination,Erythrocyte Volume, Mean Cell,Hemoglobin, Erythrocyte, Mean Cell,Mean Corpuscular Volume,Red Cell Indices,Erythrocyte Diameter,Erythrocyte Index,Erythrocyte Indexes,Erythrocyte Thickness,Mean Cell Hemoglobin Concentration,Mean Cell Volume,Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin,Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobulin Concentration,Red Cell Distribution Width,Red Cell Index,Red Cell Indexes,Cell Volumes, Mean,Corpuscular Volumes, Mean,Determination, Erythrocyte Size,Determinations, Erythrocyte Size,Diameter, Erythrocyte,Diameters, Erythrocyte,Erythrocyte Diameters,Erythrocyte Size Determinations,Hemoglobin, Mean Corpuscular,Hemoglobins, Mean Corpuscular,Index, Erythrocyte,Index, Red Cell,Indexes, Erythrocyte,Indexes, Red Cell,Indices, Erythrocyte,Indices, Red Cell,Mean Cell Volumes,Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobins,Mean Corpuscular Volumes,Size Determination, Erythrocyte,Size Determinations, Erythrocyte,Thickness, Erythrocyte,Volume, Mean Cell,Volume, Mean Corpuscular,Volumes, Mean Cell,Volumes, Mean Corpuscular
D005260 Female Females
D005319 Fetal Hemoglobin The major component of hemoglobin in the fetus. This HEMOGLOBIN has two alpha and two gamma polypeptide subunits in comparison to normal adult hemoglobin, which has two alpha and two beta polypeptide subunits. Fetal hemoglobin concentrations can be elevated (usually above 0.5%) in children and adults affected by LEUKEMIA and several types of ANEMIA. Hemoglobin F,Hemoglobin, Fetal
D005914 Globins A superfamily of proteins containing the globin fold which is composed of 6-8 alpha helices arranged in a characterstic HEME enclosing structure. Globin

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