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. 1989 Dec;45(6):971–975.

Beta-thalassemia mutations in Indonesia and their linkage to beta haplotypes.

L E Lie-Injo 1, S P Cai 1, I Wahidijat 1, S Moeslichan 1, M L Lim 1, L Evangelista 1, M Doherty 1, Y W Kan 1
PMCID: PMC1683473  PMID: 2589324

Abstract

A total of 72 chromosomes from 36 Indonesian patients, 23 with beta-thalassemia major and 13 with Hb E-beta-thalassemia, were analyzed by specific oligonucleotide hybridization after DNA amplification. Thirteen had the beta E mutation (codon 26 GAG----AAG). Of the 59-beta-thalassemic chromosomes, 32 were of the variant IVS-1 nt5 (G----C). Seven had the mutation IVS-2 nt654 (C----T), one had the mutation codon 41/42 (deletion CTTT), and one had the mutation codon 17 (AAG----TAG). Another six with the mutation IVS-1 nt1 (G----T), one with the mutation IVS-1 nt1 (G----A), four with the mutation codon 15 (TGG----TAG), one with a mutation codon 30 (AGG----ACG), and one with a mutation codon 35 (deletion C) were first identified by direct sequencing of a patient's genomic DNA followed by further hybridizing other patients' DNA with the appropriate oligonucleotide probes. Five did not carry the common mutations previously described in Asian populations. The four most prevalent mutations encountered made up 83% of the total number of beta-thalassemic chromosomes studied. The most common mutation, IVS-1 nt5 (G----C), was mostly associated with two different haplotypes.

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