title: Unique pattern of mutations in β-thalassemia patients in Western Uttar Pradesh.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  β-thalassemia is one of the most common heterogeneous inherited single gene disorders. The disease results from one or more of 380 different mutations in the β-globin gene. Uttar Pradesh (U.P.) is the most populous state of India, comprising various ethnic groups and Bareilly is one of the largest cities situated in Western U.P.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To examine the prevalence of five common β-thalassemian mutations: Intervening Sequence IVS 1-5 (c. 92 + 5 G > C), codon 8/9 (c. 27_28insG), codon 41/42 (c. 124_127delTTCT), IVS 1-1 (c. 92 + 1 G > T) and codon 26 G-A (c. 79G > A) in Western U.P.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients attending camps organized by the Thalassemia Society, Bareilly were selected for the study.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 48 blood samples were collected from the patients of transfusion dependent β-thalassemia from July 2011 to May 2012. All the samples were analyzed for five common mutations by using the Amplification Refractory Mutation System (ARMS)-hot start-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among the five common mutations prevalent in India, we were able to detect all except codon 26 G-A (c. 79G > A), which is prevalent in northeast India. These four mutations accounted for 58% of the total number of our patients. The IVS 1-5 (G-C) was found to be the most common mutation with a frequency of 46% and the 2 (nd)most common mutation was Fr8/9 (+G) with a frequency of 21%. The frequency of other mutations was IVS1-1 (12%) and Cd 41/42 (4%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study provides evidence that the pattern of mutations in Western U.P. is different from the rest of India and even from the neighboring states (Delhi and Punjab). To the best of our knowledge, mutation Fr8/9, the 2(nd)most common mutation in our study has never been reported to be so common from anywhere in India. Some mutations, which are prevalent in other regions are absent in our region (mutation for ε-globin). Hence, these findings can be called unique to Western U.P.
authors.affiliation: Central Research Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, S.R.M.S. Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Ajay F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Christopher
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumari
authors.forename: Sunali
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
authors.forename: Sandhya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hora
authors.forename: Ziledar
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Satish C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Agrawal
keywords: Hot start polymerase chain reaction; mutation; prenatal diagnosis; β-thalassemia
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