title: Dominantly inherited beta thalassaemia intermedia caused by a new single nucleotide deletion in exon 2 of the beta globin gene: Hb morgantown (beta91 CTG>CG).
abstract: Family members in multiple generations of an Irish-American family were investigated for moderate to severe microcytic anaemia, inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion. A novel frameshift mutation of the beta globin gene was discovered. This study highlights the importance of considering dominantly inherited beta thalassemia in the investigation of anaemia, even in patients with ethnic backgrounds not usually associated with beta thalassaemia.
authors.affiliation: Hemoglobin Diagnostic Reference Laboratory, Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
authors.forename: H-Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Eung
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Coad
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Canfield
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Keller
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Crowell
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Steinberg
authors.forename: D H K
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Chui
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D016368:Frameshift Mutation; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D005914:Globins / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D005914:Globins