The molecular basis of thalassaemia major and thalassaemia intermedia in Asian Indians: application to prenatal diagnosis
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The molecular basis of thalassaemia major and thalassaemia intermedia in Asian Indians: application to prenatal diagnosis
Abstract
A study of the molecular pathology of beta thalassaemia in the Asian Indian immigrant population in the U.K. included 37 patients with thalassaemia major and 14 with thalassaemia intermedia. Using a combination of oligonucleotide probe hybridization and restriction endonuclease analysis the mutations in 100/102 (98%) of the beta thalassaemia genes were characterized. Nine different types were found, of which six are associated with beta zero, one with severe beta+ and two with mild beta+ thalassaemia. Comparison of the beta-globin gene cluster haplotypes, alpha globin genotypes and beta gene mutations of the thalassaemia major group with the thalassaemia intermedia group suggests that the co-inheritance of a high Hb F determinant associated with the - + - + + 5' beta haplotype and the inheritance of a mild beta-thalassaemia mutation are the major ameliorating factors of disease severity in Asian Indians. In comparison with other population groups. beta thalassaemia in Asian Indians is not associated with one or two predominant mutations. Despite this, prenatal diagnosis by direct detection is possible in the majority of families by restriction analysis and a limited number of oligonucleotide probes since the majority of severely affected individuals are homozygous for a single mutation. The characterization of these mutations should be useful for the planning of prenatal diagnosis programmes for beta thalassaemia in other Asian Indian communities.
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