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X-linked sideroblastic anemia due to ALAS2 intron 1 enhancer element GATA-binding site mutations

  • Dean R. Campagna
  • , Charlotte I. de Bie
  • , Klaus Schmitz-Abe
  • , Marion Sweeney
  • , Anoop K. Sendamarai
  • , Paul J. Schmidt
  • , Matthew M. Heeney
  • , Helger G. Yntema
  • , Caroline Kannengiesser
  • , Bernard Grandchamp
  • , Charlotte M. Niemeyer
  • , Nine V. A. M. Knoers
  • , Sonia Swart
  • , Gordon Marron
  • , Richard van Wijk
  • , Reinier A. Raymakers
  • , Alison May
  • , Kyriacos Markianos
  • , Syliva S. Bottomley
  • , Dorine W. Swinkels
  • Mark D. Fleming (Lead / Corresponding author)

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    Abstract

    X-linked sideroblastic anemia (XLSA) is the most common form of congenital sideroblastic anemia. In affected males, it is uniformly associated with partial loss-of-function missense mutations in the erythroid-specific heme biosynthesis protein 5-aminolevulinate synthase 2 (ALAS2). Here, we report five families with XLSA owing to mutations in a GATA transcription factor binding site located in a transcriptional enhancer element in intron 1 of the ALAS2 gene. As such, this study defines a new class of mutations that should be evaluated in patients undergoing genetic testing for a suspected diagnosis of XLSA.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)315-319
    Number of pages5
    JournalAmerican Journal of Hematology
    Volume89
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Mar 2014

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