IthaID: 316


Names and Sequences

Functionality: Globin gene causative mutation Pathogenicity: N/A
Common Name: -(α)5.2 HGVS Name: N/A
Hb Name: N/A Protein Info: N/A

Also known as:

We follow the HGVS sequence variant nomenclature and IUPAC standards.

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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: 5.2 kb
Deletion involves: α2, α1

Other details

Type of Mutation: Deletion
Ethnic Origin: Greek, Italian
Molecular mechanism: N/A
Inheritance: Recessive
DNA Breakpoint Determined: Yes

In silico pathogenicity prediction

Publications / Origin

  1. Pressley L, Higgs DR, Clegg JB, Weatherall DJ, Gene deletions in alpha thalassemia prove that the 5' zeta locus is functional., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 77(6), 3586-9, 1980
  2. Pressley L, Higgs DR, Aldridge B, Metaxatou-Mavromati A, Clegg JB, Weatherall DJ, Characterisation of a new alpha thalassemia 1 defect due to a partial deletion of the alpha globin gene complex., Nucleic Acids Res. , 8(21), 4889-98, 1980
  3. Fortina P, Parrella T, Sartore M, Gottardi E, Gabutti V, Delgrosso K, Mansfield E, Rappaport E, Schwartz E, Camaschella C, Interaction of rare illegitimate recombination event and a poly A addition site mutation resulting in a severe form of alpha thalassemia., Blood , 83(11), 3356-62, 1994
Created on 2010-06-16 16:13:15, Last reviewed on 2013-10-15 17:28:32 (Show full history)

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