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Hemoglobin
international journal for hemoglobin research
Volume 30, 2006 - Issue 4
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Original Article

A Newly Identified Deletion of 970 bp at the α-Globin Locus That Removes the Promoter Region of the α1 Gene

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Pages 471-477 | Received 20 Jan 2006, Accepted 21 Mar 2006, Published online: 07 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

The most common causes of α-thalassemia (thal) are deletions that remove a part, or one or both of the functional α-globin genes. These deletions cause diminished expression of the α-globin protein, which may result in relatively low hemoglobin (Hb) and/or mean corpuscular volume (MCV) values. We here report the identification of a 970 bp deletion in the α1-globin gene that encompasses the entire promoter region of the α1-globin gene and 26 bp encoding the 5′ end of the mRNA. Thus, the affected α1-globin gene is prone to be nonfunctional. We therefore nominated the newly identified deletion allele α−αΔ970. The MCV values of four related carriers of the α−αΔ970 allele were slightly lowered, consistent with the presence of three functional α-globin genes.

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