title: A promoter mutation, C-->T at position -92, leading to silent beta-thalassaemia.
abstract: This study describes the clinical phenotype of the C-->T mutation at position -92 of the beta-globin gene. Excluding two cases with HbA2 levels within the range of the beta-thalassemia carrier state, heterozygotes for this mutation showed normal or borderline red blood cells count, Hb levels, MCV, MCH and HbA2 values, and unbalanced globin chain synthesis. Compound heterozygotes for the -92 C-->T mutation and a beta zero-thalassaemia mutation (beta zero 39) (two cases) or severe beta+-thalassaemia (beta+ IVSII nt 745) (two cases) developed thalassaemia intermedia. According to these characteristics, the -92 promoter mutation should be added to the list of silent beta-thalassaemias.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica e Biologia dell'Età Evolutiva, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Rosatelli
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Faà
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meloni
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fiorenza
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Galanello
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gasperini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Amendola
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cao
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D006579:Heterozygote; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017354:Point Mutation; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000235:genetics*