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The molecular characterization of the first example of null allele in the inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor H1 (ITIH1) system,ITIH1*Q0 iwate, encountered as apparent inverse homozygosity of ITIH1 phenotypes between mother and child in a paternity case, is described. Single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis and subsequent sequencing showed that deletion of a single nucleotide in the codon for Lys87 results in a frameshift causing a terminator codon downstream of the deletion. This leads to premature termination of ITIH1 protein translation at amino acid 128, resulting in a truncated protein.
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Nakayashiki, N., Ding, M., Umetsu, K. et al. ITIH1*Q0 iwate, a null allele of inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor H1 caused by deletion/frameshift mutation. Jap J Human Genet 42, 363–368 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02766960
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