IthaID: 2511


Names and Sequences

Functionality: Globin gene causative mutation Pathogenicity: N/A
Common Name: -α3.7;CD 50 CAC>CAG [His>Gln] HGVS Name: NG_000006.1:g.34247_38050del;34045C>G
Hb Name: Hb Frankfurt Protein Info: N/A

Also known as: -α3.7kb Frankfurt

Comments: The missense mutation CAC>CAG [His>Gln] at codon 50 is found in the context of a -α3.7 thalassaemia chromosome.

We follow the HGVS sequence variant nomenclature and IUPAC standards.

External Links

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Phenotype

Hemoglobinopathy Group: Structural Haemoglobinopathy
Hemoglobinopathy Subgroup: α-chain variant
Allele Phenotype:N/A
Stability: N/A
Oxygen Affinity: N/A
Associated Phenotypes: N/A

Location

Chromosome: 16
Locus: NG_000006.1
Locus Location: 34045
Size: 1 bp
Located at: α3.7 hybrid
Specific Location: N/A

Other details

Type of Mutation: Point-Mutation(Substitution)
Effect on Gene/Protein Function: Missense codons (Protein Structure)
Ethnic Origin: Portuguese
Molecular mechanism: N/A
Inheritance: Recessive
DNA Sequence Determined: Yes

In silico pathogenicity prediction

Publications / Origin

  1. Préhu C, Francina A, Behnken LJ, Promé D, Galactéros F, Wajcman H, An identical mutation carried by different genes: Hb Frankfurt [alpha50(CE8)His->Gln]., Haematologica , 88(5), ECR19, 2003
  2. Moradkhani K, Préhu C, Old J, Henderson S, Balamitsa V, Luo HY, Poon MC, Chui DH, Wajcman H, Patrinos GP, Mutations in the paralogous human alpha-globin genes yielding identical hemoglobin variants., Ann. Hematol. , 88(6), 535-43, 2009
Created on 2014-06-05 12:55:31, Last reviewed on 2023-05-02 09:59:13 (Show full history)

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