2018
KLF1 E325K-associated Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia Type IV
Ravindranath Y, Johnson RM, Goyette G, Buck S, Gadgeel M, Gallagher PG. KLF1 E325K-associated Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia Type IV. Journal Of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 2018, 40: e405-e409. PMID: 29300242, PMCID: PMC6092092, DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000001056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital dyserythropoietic anemia type IVClinical courseSevere clinical courseType IVSevere clinical phenotypeIV patientsFetal anemiaTransfusion dependenceFunctional abnormalitiesClinical phenotypePatientsHematologic phenotypeChildrenErythrocyte membranesPhenotypeSplenectomyAnemiaComplete sex reversalFetalisAbnormalities
2004
Mutation of a highly conserved isoleucine disrupts hydrophobic interactions in the αβ spectrin self-association binding site
Gallagher PG, Zhang Z, Morrow JS, Forget BG. Mutation of a highly conserved isoleucine disrupts hydrophobic interactions in the αβ spectrin self-association binding site. Laboratory Investigation 2004, 84: 229-234. PMID: 14661034, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.3700029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBinding sitesAlpha-spectrin mutationsEvolutionary conservationSpectrin functionSpectrin repeatsTriple helical modelAlpha-spectrinGenetic studiesHydrophobic isoleucineHydrophobic interactionsLow-expression alleleMolecular modelingExpression alleleSpectrinFunctional defectsTriple helixMutationsHelical modelIsoleucineErythrocyte membranesDrosophilaClinical phenotypeNeonatal hemolytic anemiaRepeatsHelix