Evaluation of factor VIII polymorphic short tandem repeat markers in linkage analysis for carrier diagnosis of hemophilia A

  • Authors:
    • Sabina Shrestha
    • Sufang Dong
    • Zuhua Li
    • Zhuliang Huang
    • Fang Zheng
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  • Published online on: July 4, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2016.712
  • Pages: 228-232
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Abstract

Hemophilia A (HA) is the most common inherited X‑linked recessive bleeding disorder caused by heterogeneous mutations in the factor VIII gene (FVIII). Diagnosis of the carrier is critical for preventing the birth of children affected by this coagulation disorder, which ultimately facilitates its management. Due to the heterogeneous nature of mutations, the large inversions and the complexity of the FVIII gene, direct recognition of the disease‑associated mutation in HA is complex. Indirect linkage analysis using highly informative heterozygous polymorphic markers is an alternative method for determining the co‑segregation of the mutant gene within a family for carrier detection of HA. The aim of the present study was to perform carrier diagnosis in a family with HA. Rapid multifluorescent polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed with six extragenic short tandem repeats (STRs), DXS1073, DXS15, DXS8091, DXS1227, DXS991, DXS993 and one intragenic marker, STR22 for linkage analysis in the HA family. All the STR markers employed in the present study were informative for linkages of pathogenic and healthy haplotypes among family members, particularly STR22, DXS1073 and DXS15. The STR marker, STR22, is within the FVIII gene while the DXS1073 and DXS15 markers are very close to the FVIII gene, where the chances of recombination are comparatively low, and provided the most accurate interpretation analysis, indicating that the proband's sister may have been the HA carrier. Rapid multifluorescent PCR using STR markers and linkage analysis was identified to be a simple method for performing HA carrier diagnosis.
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Shrestha S, Dong S, Li Z, Huang Z and Zheng F: Evaluation of factor VIII polymorphic short tandem repeat markers in linkage analysis for carrier diagnosis of hemophilia A. Biomed Rep 5: 228-232, 2016
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Shrestha, S., Dong, S., Li, Z., Huang, Z., & Zheng, F. (2016). Evaluation of factor VIII polymorphic short tandem repeat markers in linkage analysis for carrier diagnosis of hemophilia A. Biomedical Reports, 5, 228-232. https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2016.712
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Shrestha, S., Dong, S., Li, Z., Huang, Z., Zheng, F."Evaluation of factor VIII polymorphic short tandem repeat markers in linkage analysis for carrier diagnosis of hemophilia A". Biomedical Reports 5.2 (2016): 228-232.
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Shrestha, S., Dong, S., Li, Z., Huang, Z., Zheng, F."Evaluation of factor VIII polymorphic short tandem repeat markers in linkage analysis for carrier diagnosis of hemophilia A". Biomedical Reports 5, no. 2 (2016): 228-232. https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2016.712