IthaID: 25



Names and Sequences

Functionality: Globin gene causative mutation Pathogenicity: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic
Common Name: -29 (A>G) HGVS Name: HBB:c.-79A>G
Hb Name: N/A Protein Info: N/A

Context nucleotide sequence:
GAGGGCAGGAGCCAGGGCTGGGCAT [A/G] AAAGTCAGGGCAGAGCCATCTATTG (Strand: -)

Also known as:

We follow the HGVS sequence variant nomenclature and IUPAC standards.

Phenotype

Hemoglobinopathy Group: Thalassaemia
Hemoglobinopathy Subgroup: β-thalassaemia
Allele Phenotype:β+
Associated Phenotypes: Haemolytic anaemia [HP:0001878]
Ineffective erythropoiesis [HP:0010972]

Location

Chromosome: 11
Locus: NG_000007.3
Locus Location: 70516
Size: 1 bp
Located at: β
Specific Location: Promoter

Other details

Type of Mutation: Point-Mutation(Substitution)
Effect on Gene/Protein Function: Promoter (Transcription)
Ethnic Origin: African-American, Chinese
Molecular mechanism: TATAA box (HBB)
Inheritance: Recessive
DNA Sequence Determined: No

In silico pathogenicity prediction

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Frequencies

Publications / Origin

  1. Antonarakis SE, Irkin SH, Cheng TC, Scott AF, Sexton JP, Trusko SP, Charache S, Kazazian HH, beta-Thalassemia in American Blacks: novel mutations in the "TATA" box and an acceptor splice site., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 81(4), 1154-8, 1984 PubMed
  2. Huang S, Wong C, Antonarakis SE, Ro-lien T, Lo WH, Kazazian HH, The same "TATA" box beta-thalassemia mutation in Chinese and US blacks: another example of independent origins of mutation., Human genetics, 74(2), 162-4, 1986 PubMed
Created on 2010-06-16 16:13:14, Last reviewed on 2013-10-15 17:28:32 (Show full history)

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