title: Molecular nature of mutations causing beta zero-thalassaemia in Azerbaijan.
abstract: Beta zero-thalassaemia comprises a series of closely related haemoglobinopathies which are widely spread in some areas (the Mediterranean, Caucasus, Central Asia, and others). It is caused by a variety of mutations in the beta-globin gene which damage its expression, thus leading to severe illness, which is often lethal at an early age. By means of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), restriction analysis, and sequencing by the Maxam-Gilbert method, we have identified a number of mutations in the beta-globin gene that cause beta zero-thalassaemia in the Azerbaijanian population, viz AA deletion in codon 8, C----T transition in codon 39, and a previously unknown G deletion in codons 82/83.
authors.affiliation: All-Union Haematological Centre, Ministry of Health of the USSR, Moscow.
authors.forename: G Y
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Solovyev
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Gol'tsov
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Surin
authors.forename: E N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Lebedenko
authors.forename: O K
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Kaboev
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Lukianenko
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Alekseev
authors.forename: O V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Plutalov
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Dadasheva
authors.forename: R Sh
authors.initials: RSh
authors.lastname: Rustamov
mesh_terms: D001382:Azerbaijan; D001483:Base Sequence; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D005914:Globins / Q000235:genetics; D006239:Haplotypes / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D005914:Globins; D004247:DNA