Abstract:
:This work compiles the results of our research on alpha- and beta-thalassemias, and includes a literature review of the molecular genetics of alpha- and beta-thalassemias in Spain. We studied 1,564 subjects with thalassemia (294 with beta-thalassemia and 1,264 with alpha-thalassemia) by molecular biology techniques. In relation to beta-thalassemia, a total of 15 different mutations were characterized in a study of 308 chromosomes belonging to 294 unrelated subjects. Eleven were homozygotes (22 alleles), three compound heterozygotes (6 alleles), and the remaining 280 were heterozygotes (280 alleles). A total of 86.6% of the alleles identified can be grouped into five different mutations [IVS-I-1 (G-->A), IVS-I-6 (T-->C), IVS-I-110 (G-->A), codon 39 (C-->T), codons 8/9 (+G)]. In 14 subjects (4.5%), all heterozygotes, it was not possible to identify the alteration responsible for the beta-thalassemia. For alpha-thalassemia, 911 subjects showed heterozygous alpha(+)-thalassemia (872 with -3.7 kb; 14 with -4.2 kb; two with the deletion of 3.5 kb of DNA, and 23 with nondeletional alpha-thalassemia). Two hundred and thirty-three subjects had homozygous alpha(+)-thalassemia (223 for -alpha(-3.7)/-alpha(-3.7)); one for -alpha(-4.2)/-alpha(-4.2); six for -alpha(-3.7)/-alpha(-4.2); one for -alpha(-3.5)/-alpha(-3.7); one for alphaalpha(Nco)/alphaalpha(Nco); one for alpha(HPh)/alpha(Hph)). One hundred patients presented with heterozygous alpha(0)-thalassemia (18 of whom were progenitors of patients with Hb H disease). The alpha(0) determinant was found in 20 patients with Hb H disease associated with -alpha(-3.7). From the DNA analysis were identified the - -(MED), - -(SEA), - -(SPAN) deletions and the - -(MA) mutations; in three cases, a break that affects the distal portion of the short arm of chromosome 16; one of these was associated with the ATR-16 (alpha-thal with mental retardation) syndrome. Triplication of the alpha genes (alphaalphaalpha(-3.7)/alphaalpha) was found in 25 subjects, 16 of whom were associated with a heterozygous beta-thalassemia. Only one patient was homozygous for the triplication of alpha genes (alphaalphaalpha(-3.7)/alphaalphaalpha(-3.7)) that was associated with a heterozygous beta-thalassemia. In the Mediterranean region preventive programs for thalassemia, based on the detection of heterozygote carriers and genetic advice, are not sufficient to reduce the incidence of newborns with major thalassemia. Prenatal diagnosis of thalassemias has given a new dimension to the prevention of these, but in order to implement this, a knowledge of the mutations and the incidence of these, is essential. This study, therefore, aims to give a general picture of the molecular genetics of thalassemia and its geographical distribution in our area.
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Hemoglobinjournal_title
Hemoglobinauthors
Villegas A,Ropero P,González FA,Anguita E,Espinós Ddoi
10.1081/hem-100105220keywords:
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2001-08-01 00:00:00pages
273-83issue
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0363-0269issn
1532-432Xjournal_volume
25pub_type
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