Thromb Haemost 1998; 79(05): 938-942
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615098
Review Article
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A 20.7 kb Deletion within the Factor VIII Gene Associated with LINE-1 Element Insertion

Neil Van de Water
1   From the Department of Haematology, Auckland Hospital and Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
,
Ruth Williams
1   From the Department of Haematology, Auckland Hospital and Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
,
Paul Ockelford
1   From the Department of Haematology, Auckland Hospital and Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
,
Peter Browett
1   From the Department of Haematology, Auckland Hospital and Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Received 14. Juli 1997

Accepted after resubmission 21. Januar 1998

Publikationsdatum:
07. Dezember 2017 (online)

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Summary

Large deletions within the factor VIII gene account for approximately 5% of the mutations causing haemophilia A. The characterization of such mutations can provide insights into the molecular mechanisms of these and other deletions in man. We have analyzed a 20.7 kb deletion spanning exons 15 to 20 within the factor VIII gene in a patient with severe haemophilia A. Long range PCR was used to investigate the extent of the deletion and to provide a template for sequencing across the deletion breakpoint. A 38-base insertion homologous to the 3’ region of a LINE-1 (L1) element was detected at the breakpoint of the deletion. Normal sequence at the 5’ breakpoint in intron 14 was homologous to an L1 flanking region and normal sequence at the 3’ breakpoint in intron 20 was homologous to an adjacent sequence within the same L1 flanking region. A molecular mechanism for the deletion involving retrotransposition of a readthrough product of an L1 element plus its 3’ flanking region is suggested.