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The underlying alterations lie in the proteins of the membrane skeleton. Defects of the \u03b1I domain of spectrin have been defined based on a decrease in the normal 80-kD \u03b1I domain and a concomitant increase in one or more lower molecular weight peptides. We have studied three Brazilian kindreds with black ancestry, who presented mild common sp\u03b1I\/50 HE. Our aim was to determine the molecular alteration responsible for the sp\u03b1I\/50 HE observed in these three kindreds and to evaluate the presence and influence of allele \u03b1<sup>LELY<\/sup> in the expression of this type of HE. In order to establish the molecular defect, exons 5, 6 and 11 were amplified and submitted to a nonradioactive single strand conformation polymorphism protocol. An identical band shift in exon 6 was observed in all 3 patients and their affected relatives. Direct sequencing of the amplification products of exon 6 showed the same molecular defect in all patients: a T\u2192C substitution, responsible for the L260P mutation. Allele \u03b1<sup>LELY<\/sup>, detected by PCR and restriction enzyme digestion, was present in the heterozygous form in the three propositi and was associated <i>in trans<\/i> with the elliptocytogenic mutation. Blood smears of the patients with HE and \u03b1<sup>LELY<\/sup> <i>in trans<\/i> showed pronounced elliptocytosis, poikilocytosis and a few small red cell fragments, whereas the blood smears of their relatives, who had HE without allele \u03b1<sup>LELY<\/sup>, showed mild common HE with a predominance of ovalocytes and the absence of poikilocytes. We conclude that allele \u03b1<sup>LELY<\/sup> does not lead to the worsening of clinical conditions when associated <i>in trans<\/i> with mild HE, but can be easily distinguished by a blood smear analysis. The predominance of the L260P mutation in the kindreds studied could be related to the colonization of Brazil during the slave trade by Africans from the Benin-Togo area, where this mutation is particularly common.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1159\/000040860","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2003,4,15]],"date-time":"2003-04-15T10:10:37Z","timestamp":1050401437000},"page":"32-38","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Expression of Spectrin \u03b1I\/50 Hereditary Elliptocytosis and Its Association with the \u03b1<sup>LELY<\/sup> Allele"],"prefix":"10.1159","volume":"100","author":[{"given":"Daniela S.","family":"Bass\u00e8res","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Patricia H.L.","family":"Pranke","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Dilmara","family":"Vicentim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Fernando F.","family":"Costa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sara T.O.","family":"Saad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"127","published-online":{"date-parts":[[1998,8,5]]},"container-title":["Acta Haematologica"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/www.karger.com\/Article\/Pdf\/40860","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/www.karger.com\/Article\/Pdf\/40860","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,24]],"date-time":"2025-04-24T04:34:35Z","timestamp":1745469275000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/karger.com\/article\/doi\/10.1159\/000040860"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[1998]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1","published-online":{"date-parts":[[1998,7,1]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1159\/000040860","archive":["Portico"],"relation":{},"ISSN":["0001-5792","1421-9662"],"issn-type":[{"type":"print","value":"0001-5792"},{"type":"electronic","value":"1421-9662"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[1998]]}}}