COMMON HAPLOTYPE DEPENDENCY OF HIGH-G-GAMMA-GLOBIN GENE-EXPRESSION AND HIGH HB F-LEVELS IN BETA-THALASSEMIA AND SICKLE-CELL ANEMIA PATIENTS
COMMON HAPLOTYPE DEPENDENCY OF HIGH-G-GAMMA-GLOBIN GENE-EXPRESSION AND HIGH HB F-LEVELS IN BETA-THALASSEMIA AND SICKLE-CELL ANEMIA PATIENTS
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.82.7.2111
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发表时间:
1985-01-01
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
NAGEL, RL
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作者:
LABIE, D;PAGNIER, J;NAGEL, RL
Homozygous .beta.-thalassemia patients (42) from Algeria and 34 sickle cell anemia patients from Senegal and Benin were studied, determining the relationship between haplotypes, Hb F, and G.gamma.-globin/A.gamma.-globin ratios. Populations selected have a high frequency of haplotype homozygotes because of consanguinity (Algeria) and geographic homogeneity (West Africa). In .beta.-thalassemia patients, that haplotype IX in haplotypic homozygotes and heterozygotes, haplotype III in heterozygotes, and the Senegal haplotype in sickle cell anemia patients are all linked to high G.gamma.-globin expression. Haplotypes IX and Senegal, but not haplotype III, have high Hb F levels. All of these haplotype have a common subhaplotype (+-+++) in the .gamma.-globin gene region. Haplotypes IX, III and Senegalese sickle cell anemia patients exhibit hematological amelioration of their disease. Haplotypes I, V and A in thalassemia patients, which also have a common subhaplotype (-----), and the Benin subhaplotype (--++-) in sickle cell anemia patients are all associataed with low G.gamma.-globin and low Hb F levels. Low G.gamma.-globin expression in the adult is associated with 2 haplotypes that are not common between thalassemia and sickle cell anemia patients. The determinant for high G.gamma.-globin expression is haplotype-linked to common and genetically dominant subhaplotypes in the 2 diseases. The total Hb F level, unlike the high G.gamma.-globin expression is linked to haplotypes but not to subhaplotypes, thus dissociating the 2 genetic effects.