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A novel mutation of the erythroid-specific delta-aminolaevulinate synthase gene in a patient with X-linked sideroblastic anaemia.

A novel missense mutation, A1754G, in exon 11 of the erythroid-specific delta-aminolaevulinate synthase gene (ALAS2) was identified in a Japanese male with sideroblastic anaemia. ALAS activity in bone marrow cells of the patient was reduced to 53.3% of the normal control. Consistent with this finding, activity of a bacterially expressed ALAS2 mutant protein harbouring this mutation was 19.5% compared with the normal control, but was increased up to 31.6% by the addition of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate ( PLP) in vitro. RFLP analysis with Bsp HI restriction revealed that his mother was a carrier of the mutation. These findings suggest that A1754G mutation was inherited in this family in a manner consistent with X-linked inheritance, and is responsible for sideroblastic anaemia in the patient.[1]

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  1. A novel mutation of the erythroid-specific delta-aminolaevulinate synthase gene in a patient with X-linked sideroblastic anaemia. Harigae, H., Furuyama, K., Kimura, A., Neriishi, K., Tahara, N., Kondo, M., Hayashi, N., Yamamoto, M., Sassa, S., Sasaki, T. Br. J. Haematol. (1999) [Pubmed]
 
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