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    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1979 Jun;76(6):2886-9.

    beta 0 thalassemia, a nonsense mutation in man.

    Abstract

    We determined the complete nucleotide sequence of the 5' noncoding region and the first 74 amino acids of the nonfunctional beta-globin mRNA in a patient with homozygous beta 0 thalassemia. We identified the molecular defect as a single nucleotide substitution in the coding region of the mRNA. At the position corresponding to amino acid 17, replacement of an adenine by a uracil changes the triplet AAG, which codes for lysine in the normal beta chain, to an amber termination codon, UAG. This type of beta 0 thalassemia represents an example of a nonsense mutation in man.

    PMID:
    88735
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
    PMCID:
    PMC383714
    Free PMC Article

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