IthaID: 278
Names and Sequences
Functionality: | Globin gene causative mutation | Pathogenicity: | Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic |
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Common Name: | Poly A (-AATAA) | HGVS Name: | HBB:c.*110_*114del |
Hb Name: | N/A | Protein Info: | N/A |
Also known as: | polyA (-TAAAA) |
We follow the
HGVS sequence variant nomenclature
and
IUPAC standards.
Context nucleotide sequence:
GGGCCTTGAGCATCTGGATTCTGCCTAA [-/TAAAA] AACATTTATTTTCATTGCAATGATGT (Strand: -)
Comments: A 5 bp deletion of the polyA signal sequence (AATAAA>A). Found in a homozygous state in an Arab child from Gaza and in a proband from Egypt, both with transfusion-dependent β-thalassaemia major. Found as a compound heterozygote with Hb S in a proband from Nigeria.
Phenotype
Hemoglobinopathy Group: | Thalassaemia |
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Hemoglobinopathy Subgroup: | β-thalassaemia |
Allele Phenotype: | β+ |
Associated Phenotypes: |
Haemolytic anaemia [HP:0001878] Ineffective erythropoiesis [HP:0010972] |
Location
Chromosome: | 11 |
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Locus: | NG_000007.3 |
Locus Location: | 72128 |
Size: | 5 bp |
Located at: | β |
Specific Location: | 3'UTR, Poly(A) |
Other details
Type of Mutation: | Point-Mutation(Deletion) |
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Effect on Gene/Protein Function: | RNA cleavage - Poly(A) signal (mRNA Processing) |
Ethnic Origin: | Arab/Palestinian, Egyptian, Nigerian |
Molecular mechanism: | N/A |
Inheritance: | Recessive |
DNA Sequence Determined: | No |
In silico pathogenicity prediction
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Frequencies
Publications / Origin
- Rund D, Dowling C, Najjar K, Rachmilewitz EA, Kazazian HH, Oppenheim A, Two mutations in the beta-globin polyadenylylation signal reveal extended transcripts and new RNA polyadenylylation sites., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 89(10), 4324-8, 1992 PubMed
- el-Kalla S, Mathews AR, A significant beta-thalassemia heterogeneity in the United Arab Emirates., Hemoglobin, 21(3), 237-47, 1997 PubMed
- Lacan P, Ponceau B, Aubry M, Francina A, Mild Hb S-beta(+)-thalassemia with a deletion of five nucleotides at the polyadenylation site of the beta-globin gene., Hemoglobin, 27(4), 257-9, 2003 PubMed
Created on 2010-06-16 16:13:15,
Last reviewed on 2020-10-02 10:21:09 (Show full history)
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