Abstract
Mutations in the hematopoietic transcription factor GATA-1 alter the proliferation/differentiation of hemopoietic progenitors. Mutations in exon 2 interfere with the synthesis of the full-length isoform of GATA-1 and lead to the production of a shortened isoform, GATA-1s. These mutations have been found in patients with Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA), a congenital erythroid aplasia typically caused by mutations in genes encoding ribosomal proteins. We sequenced GATA-1 in 23 patients that were negative for mutations in the most frequently mutated DBA genes. One patient showed a c.2T>C mutation in the initiation codon leading to the loss of the full-length GATA-1 isoform. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2014;61:1319-1321.
Lingua originale | Inglese |
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pagine (da-a) | 1319-1321 |
Numero di pagine | 3 |
Rivista | Pediatric Blood and Cancer |
Volume | 61 |
Numero di pubblicazione | 7 |
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Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - lug 2014 |