IthaID: 3411


Names and Sequences

Functionality: Disease modifying mutation Pathogenicity: N/A
Common Name: rs2855121 HGVS Name: NG_000007.3:g.41555G>A

Context nucleotide sequence:
TATAATTCCTATCAACCTGATA [G>A] GTTAGGGGAAGGTAGAGCTCTCC (Strand: -)

Also known as:

Comments: HBG2 upstream variant. rs2855121 (A) associated with elevated HbF levels in African Americans with sickle cell anaemia (CSSCD cohort). Associated with disease severity in Thai individuals with β0-thalassaemia/HbE.

We follow the HGVS sequence variant nomenclature and IUPAC standards.

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Phenotype

Allele Phenotype (Cis):N/A
Allele Phenotype (Trans):N/A
Associated Phenotypes: Hb F levels [HP:0011904] [OMIM:141749]
Severity [HP:0012824]

Location

Chromosome: 11
Locus: NG_000007.3
Locus Location: 41555
Size: 1 bp
Located at:
Specific Location: N/A

Other details

Type of Mutation: Point-Mutation(Substitution)
Effect on Gene/Protein Function: N/A
Ethnic Origin: African American, Thai
Molecular mechanism: N/A
Inheritance: Quantitative trait
DNA Sequence Determined: Yes

In silico pathogenicity prediction

Publications / Origin

  1. Galarneau G, Palmer CD, Sankaran VG, Orkin SH, Hirschhorn JN, Lettre G, Fine-mapping at three loci known to affect fetal hemoglobin levels explains additional genetic variation., Nat. Genet. , 42(12), 1049-51, 2010
  2. Sherva R, Sripichai O, Abel K, Ma Q, Whitacre J, Angkachatchai V, Makarasara W, Winichagoon P, Svasti S, Fucharoen S, Braun A, Farrer LA, Genetic modifiers of Hb E/beta0 thalassemia identified by a two-stage genome-wide association study., BMC Med. Genet. , 11(0), 51, 2010
Created on 2019-05-23 13:48:58, Last reviewed on 2021-07-12 14:53:59 (Show full history)

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