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Two novel copy number variations involving the α-globin gene cluster on chromosome 16 cause thalassemia in two Chinese families
HU Lingling 1,SHANG Xuan 2,YI Sheng 1,CAI Ren 3,LI Zhetao 4,LIU Cuixian 1,LIANG Yidan 1,CAI Decheng 1,ZHANG Feng 5,Xu Xiangmin 1 *
1.Department of Medical Genetics,School of Basic Medical Sciences,Southern Medical University,Guangzhou 510515,Guangdong,China
2.Guangdong Genetic Testing Engineering Research Center,Guangzhou 510515,Guangdong,china；Department of Medical Genetics,School of Basic Medical Sciences,Southern Medical University,Guangzhou 510515,Guangdong,China
3.Liuzhou Key Laboratory of Birth Defects Prevention and Control, Liuzhou Municipal Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Liuzhou 545001, Guangxi, China
4.Department of Clinical Laboratory, Liuzhou Municipal Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Liuzhou 545001, Guangxi,China；Liuzhou Key Laboratory of Birth Defects Prevention and Control, Liuzhou Municipal Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Liuzhou 545001, Guangxi, China
5.School of Life Sciences，Fudan University,Shanghai 200438,China
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Funding: The Special Project on the Integration of Industry, Education and Research of Guangdong Province （No.2012B091000148)）, Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou （No.201300000095)）, The National Natural Science Foundation of China （No.81200403 and 81360091）
Opened online: 3 June 2016
Accepted by: none
Citation: HU Lingling,SHANG Xuan,YI Sheng.Two novel copy number variations involving the α-globin gene cluster on chromosome 16 cause thalassemia in two Chinese families[OL]. [ 3 June 2016] http://en.paper.edu.cn/en_releasepaper/content/4691436
 
 
The human α-globin gene cluster lies close to the telomere of the short arm on chromosome 16. Copy number variations (CNVs) of this region produce excessive or insufficient α-globin chains which imbalances the β-globin chains, resulting in thalassemia. However, these CNVs usually cannot be precisely defined by traditional methods. Here, we designed a technique strategy and applied it to identify two CNVs involving the α-globin gene cluster causing thalassemia in two Chinese families. A novel 282kb duplication (αααα282) was identified in family A and a novel 235kb deletion (--235) in family B. Proband A is a coinheritance of βCD41-42 and αααα282 and showed severe β-thalassemia intermedia phenotype. Proband B is a compound heterozygote of --235/αCSα genotype and was diagnosed with hemoglobin H disease. The clinical phenotypic features of the CNVs carriers were described, together with a complete picture of molecular structure of these rearrangements. Two CNVs are novel rearrangements in α-globin clusters and the αααα282 is the first to identify the exact insert position of a duplication region from the telomere on chromosome 16. The identification and characterization of these two novel CNVs demonstrates the precision and effectiveness of our strategy in analyzing the structure of unknown CNVs.
Keywords:Medical genetics；copy number variation; α-globin genes cluster; Thalassemia
 
 
 

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