Haemophilia B caused by a point mutation in a donor splice junction of the human factor IX gene (original) (raw)

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Haemophilia B (Christmas disease) is an inherited, recessive, sex-linked, haemorrhagic condition caused by a defect in the intrinsic clotting factor IX. This disease occurs in males at a frequency of ∼1 in 30,000. Patients differ in the severity of their clinical symptoms, and variation in the clotting activity and in the concentration of factor IX antigen in their plasma has been demonstrated1. There is probably heterogeneity in the molecular defects of the factor IX gene causing the disease. Here we study a severely affected, antigen-negative patient, and show that the only significant sequence difference from the normal factor IX gene is a point mutation changing the obligatory GT to a TT within the donor splice junction of exon f. We infer that this change is the cause of the disease in this individual. In addition, we have used oligodeoxynucleotide probes specific for this mutation to demonstrate the feasibility of carrier detection and prenatal diagnosis for relatives of the patient.

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  1. C. R. Rizza: Haemophilia Centre, Churchill Hospital, Oxford OX3 7LJ, UK

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  1. Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RE, UK
    D. J. G. Rees, C. R. Rizza & G. G. Brownlee

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Rees, D., Rizza, C. & Brownlee, G. Haemophilia B caused by a point mutation in a donor splice junction of the human factor IX gene.Nature 316, 643–645 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1038/316643a0

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