ISSN:
1432-1203
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Different degrees of severity of anemia are presented in three siblings with homozygous β-thalassemia. II-1, the most severely affected one, is splenectomized and needs frequent blood transfusion, while II-4 has mild anemia and never receives transfusion. II-3 has moderate anemia and mild jaundice and hepatosplenomegaly. Restriction endonuclease DNA mapping revealed the α-thalassemia-2 genes in II-3 and II-4 and no α-thalassemia-2 haplotype in II-1. Furthermore, II-4, who is mildly affected, is homozygous for α-thalassemia-2 whereas II-3 is an α-thalassemia-2 heterozygote. These observations indicate that concomitant inheritance of α-thalassemia can decrease the severity of β-thalassemia.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00283628
