title: Discrimination among the transcripts of the allelic human beta-globin genes beta A, beta S and beta C using oligodeoxynucleotide hybridization probes.
abstract: Three nonadecadeoxynucleotides complementary to the sense strand of the normal human beta-globin gene, beta A, and to the two allelic genes beta S and beta C were synthesized. The beta S and beta C globin genes both differ from the beta A gene by a single nucleotide substitution in the sequence coding for codon 6. The oligodeoxynucleotides are complementary to the genes in the region of the mutations and are therefore allele-specific. When radiolabeled and used as hybridization probes, the oligodeoxynucleotides are found to hybridize specifically to the mRNA transcribed from each allele.
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D005796:Genes; D005914:Globins / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D005914:Globins