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ArticleTurkish journal of haematology : official journal of Turkish Society of Haematology2014

Survey of Hfe Gene C282Y Mutation in Turkish Beta-Thalassemia Patients and Healthy Population: A Preliminary Study.

Selma Unal, Günay Balta, Fatma Gümrük, Hong-Gui Xu

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Article in Turkish journal of haematology : official journal of Turkish Society of Haematology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Selma UnalMersin University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Hematology, Mersin, Turkey. E-ma-il: unalselma@hotmail.com.
Günay Balta
Fatma Gümrük
Hong-Gui Xu
Hacettepe University · TRMersin Üniversitesi · TR

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Abstract

objectiveThis study was planned in order to determine the effect of C282Y mutation in development of secondary hemochromatosis in beta-thalassemia patients and to determine the prevalence and allele frequency of this mutation in a healthy control group. MATERIALS AND

methodsEighty-seven children and young adults (46 males and 41 females; mean age: 15.6±6.1 years, range: 3-30 years) with beta-thalassemia major (BTM) and 13 beta-thalassemia intermedia (BTI) patients (6 males and 7 females; mean age: 19.6±3.5 years, range: 13-26 years) were included in the study. The control group comprised 100 healthy blood donors.

resultsNeither heterozygous nor homozygous HFE gene C282Y mutation was detected in patients with BTM or BTI, or in control group.

conclusionThe C282Y mutation, which is supposed to be responsible for the majority of hereditary hemochromatosis, was not found to have a role in the development of hemochromatosis in beta-thalassemia patients and was not detected in a healthy Turkish population. However, research on larger cohorts of individuals is required in order to determine the exact prevalence of the HFE gene mutation in Turkish populations from diverse ethnic origins and whether it would have an impact on iron loading in thalassemic populations.

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