2018
Altered Splicing from a Mutated Alternate Branch Point Is Common in Severe Alpha-Spectrin Linked Inherited Anemia
Lezon-Geyda K, Schulz V, Maksimova Y, Gallagher P. Altered Splicing from a Mutated Alternate Branch Point Is Common in Severe Alpha-Spectrin Linked Inherited Anemia. Blood 2018, 132: 503. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-99-117752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMRNA transcriptsTermination codonK562 cellsMinigene assayIntron 30Precise genetic basisAcceptor sitesInsertion/deletion mutationsHereditary pyropoikilocytosisWhole-genome sequencingNMD inhibitorsAcceptor splice siteDiagnostic gene panelsGenome databaseMRNA splicingWild-type minigeneConsensus sitesAltered splicingExon 31Genetic basisTranscript productionErythroid cellsGene manipulationGenetic analysisWT background
1997
Spectrin St Claude, a Splicing Mutation of the Human α-Spectrin Gene Associated With Severe Poikilocytic Anemia
Fournier C, Nicolas G, Gallagher P, Dhermy D, Grandchamp B, Lecomte M. Spectrin St Claude, a Splicing Mutation of the Human α-Spectrin Gene Associated With Severe Poikilocytic Anemia. Blood 1997, 89: 4584-4590. PMID: 9192783, DOI: 10.1182/blood.v89.12.4584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha-spectrin chainAcceptor splice siteSplice siteSplicing mutationAlpha-spectrin geneΑ-spectrin geneExon 20New acceptor splice siteMolecular basisTermination codonNovel mRNAInsertion upstreamTract mutationsTryptic digestionMutationsG mutationGenesMRNAHeterozygous parentsErythrocyte membranesMembraneFrame skippingCodonSitesVariants