IthaID: 2245



Names and Sequences

Functionality: Globin gene causative mutation Pathogenicity: N/A
Common Name: (αα)MM HGVS Name: NC_000016.10:g.(?_53322)_(141396_143702)del
Hb Name: N/A Protein Info: N/A

Also known as:

We follow the HGVS sequence variant nomenclature and IUPAC standards.

External Links

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Phenotype

Hemoglobinopathy Group: Thalassaemia
Hemoglobinopathy Subgroup: α-thalassaemia
Allele Phenotype:α0
Associated Phenotypes: Haemolytic anaemia [HP:0001878]

Location

Chromosome: 16
Locus: NG_000006.1
Locus Location: N/A
Size: N/A
Deletion involves: HS40

Other details

Type of Mutation: Deletion
Ethnic Origin: South European, Portuguese
Molecular mechanism: N/A
Inheritance: Recessive
DNA Breakpoint Determined: Yes

In silico pathogenicity prediction

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Publications / Origin

  1. Romao L, Osorio-Almeida L, Higgs DR, Lavinha J, Liebhaber SA, Alpha-thalassemia resulting from deletion of regulatory sequences far upstream of the alpha-globin structural genes., Blood , 78(6), 1589-95, 1991 PubMed
  2. Horsley SW, Daniels RJ, Anguita E, Raynham HA, Peden JF, Villegas A, Vickers MA, Green S, Waye JS, Chui DH, Ayyub H, MacCarthy AB, Buckle VJ, Gibbons RJ, Kearney L, Higgs DR, Monosomy for the most telomeric, gene-rich region of the short arm of human chromosome 16 causes minimal phenotypic effects., Eur. J. Hum. Genet. , 9(3), 217-25, 2001 PubMed
  3. Ferrão J, Silva M, Gonçalves L, Gomes S, Loureiro P, Coelho A, Miranda A, Seuanes F, Reis AB, Pina F, Maia R, Kjöllerström P, Monteiro E, Lacerda JF, Lavinha J, Gonçalves J, Faustino P, Widening the spectrum of deletions and molecular mechanisms underlying alpha-thalassemia., Ann. Hematol. , 96(11), 1921-1929, 2017 PubMed
Created on 2013-10-03 16:37:27, Last reviewed on 2017-11-08 19:49:05 (Show full history)

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