title: Occurrence of the Codon 24 (A > T) Mutation in the Mauritanian Population.
abstract: Using direct DNA sequencing, we identified the codon 24 (A > T) (HBB: c.72T > A, p.Gly24Gly), mutation in two out of 15 Mauritanian β-thalassemia (β-thal) carriers. Both were of Black origin and had hematological indices compatible with mild β-thal minor. Could this variant be more common than expected in the Black Mauritanian population?
authors.affiliation: Unité de Recherche sur les Biomarqueurs de la Population Mauritanienne, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université des Sciences de Technologies et de Médicine , Nouakchott , Mauritanie.
authors.forename: Fatimetou
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Veten
authors.forename: Sidi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghaber
authors.forename: Nordine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Habti
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Houmeida
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003062:Codon; D004909:Erythrocyte Indices; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008435:Mauritania; D009154:Mutation; D055544:beta-Globins / Q000235:genetics*; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D003062:Codon; D055544:beta-Globins
keywords: Codon 24; Mauritania; Thalassemia