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Alpha-thalassemia mutations in adana province, southern Turkey: genotype-phenotype correlation.

ABSTRACT: To look over the distribution of the mutations in a large series from Adana province, Southern Turkey, and determine the genotype-phenotype correlation of the frequent mutations. Among the 2500 individuals with mild or moderate anemia, microcytosis, and normal iron levels that were referred to our Genetic Diagnosis Center, a population consisting of 539 individuals were included in the study and tested for alpha-thalassemia mutations by using reverse dot blot hybridization technique. Twelve different mutations were detected in 539 patients. Among the 12 different mutations found, the most frequent mutations were the -?(3.7) (63.3 %), --(MED) (11.7 %), --(20.5) (10.7 %), ?2(IVS1(-5nt)) (3.9 %), and ?2(polyA-2) (3.5 %). The most frequent genotypes were -?(3.7)/?? (35.8 %), -?(3.7)/-?(3.7)(18.9 %), -(20.5)/?? (11.5 %), and --(MED)/?? (10.4 %), respectively. There were statistically significant differences in hematological findings between -?(3.7)/-?(3.7) and --(MED)/??, even though both have two mutated genes in the genotype. Our results show that alpha-thalassemia mutations are highly heterogeneous as well as deletional and -?(3.7) single gene deletion is particularly prevalent at Adana province in agreement to other studies from Turkey.

SUBMITTER: Bozdogan ST

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4375160 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Alpha-thalassemia mutations in adana province, southern Turkey: genotype-phenotype correlation.

Bozdogan Sevcan Tug ST Yuregir Ozge Ozalp OO Buyukkurt Nurhilal N Aslan Huseyin H Ozdemir Zeynep Canan ZC Gambin Tomasz T

Indian journal of hematology & blood transfusion : an official journal of Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion 20140613 2

To look over the distribution of the mutations in a large series from Adana province, Southern Turkey, and determine the genotype-phenotype correlation of the frequent mutations. Among the 2500 individuals with mild or moderate anemia, microcytosis, and normal iron levels that were referred to our Genetic Diagnosis Center, a population consisting of 539 individuals were included in the study and tested for alpha-thalassemia mutations by using reverse dot blot hybridization technique. Twelve diff ...[more]

PMID: 25825562

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Alpha-thalassemia mutations in adana province, southern Turkey: genotype-phenotype correlation.

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Alpha-thalassemia mutations in adana province, southern Turkey: genotype-phenotype correlation.

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