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  • Title: A 5' splice region G-->C mutation in exon 3 of the human beta-spectrin gene leads to decreased levels of beta-spectrin mRNA and is responsible for dominant hereditary spherocytosis (spectrin Guemene-Penfao).
    Author: Garbarz M, Galand C, Bibas D, Bournier O, Devaux I, Harousseau JL, Grandchamp B, Dhermy D.
    Journal: Br J Haematol; 1998 Jan; 100(1):90-8. PubMed ID: 9450796.
    Abstract:
    We studied a family with autosomal dominant hereditary spherocytosis (HS) associated with a mild spectrin deficiency. Linkage analysis using two microsatellite markers (D14S63 and D14S271) very close to the beta-spectrin gene (SPTB) showed that HS co-segregated with alleles of these microsatellite markers and the linkage between the marker and HS was statistically significant. The presence of a beta-spectrin protein polymorphism (beta-spectrin Vay; A1880V) in trans of the HS allele was not itself deleterious, but allowed the detection of decreased membrane expression of the spherocytic beta-spectrin allele in two HS-affected subjects. Direct sequencing of the coding exons of the beta-spectrin gene in one affected subject showed the presence of a G-->C transversion at the terminal nucleotide of exon 3, which did not change the leucine codon 100 (CTG-->CTC). The presence of the mutation was confirmed by restriction enzyme digestion at the DNA level in all affected SH members of the family. The G-->C mutation severely reduced the utilization of the 5' splice site and resulted in aberrant mRNA splicing with intron 3 retention.
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