Table 5 Allele frequencies and genotypes in 592 β-thalassaemia patients in Cyprus and in individual districts.

From: The molecular spectrum and distribution of haemoglobinopathies in Cyprus: a 20-year retrospective study

Mutation/Genotype

Cyprus-wide

Per district (%)

n

Frequency(%)

Larnaca/Famagusta

Limassol

Nicosia

Paphos

β-globin mutations

 IVS I-110 (G>A)

861

72.72

75.69

74.51

68.33

81.82

 IVS I-6 (T>C)

147

12.42

12.85

10.13

14.14

9.09

 IVS I-1 (G>A)

61

5.15

5.56

5.23

5.18

3.41

 IVS II-745 (C>G)

41

3.46

3.47

2.29

4.18

3.41

 CD 39 (CAG>TAG)

28

2.36

0.35

2.94

3.39

1.14

 Hb S

20

1.69

0.35

1.96

2.39

1.14

 -87 (C>G)

12

1.01

1.39

1.63

0.60

 CAP + 33 (C>G)

6

0.51

1.20

 IVS II-1 (G>A)

4

0.34

0.65

0.40

 CD 44 (-C)

2

0.17

0.65

 -86 (C>G)

1

0.08

0.20

 CD 5 (-CT)

1

0.08

0.35

β-globin genotypes

 IVS I-110 (G>A) / IVS I-110 (G>A)

312

52.70

59.03

52.29

47.41

63.64

 IVS I-110 (G>A) / IVS I-6 (T>C)

112

18.92

19.44

16.99

19.92

18.18

 IVS I-110 (G>A) / IVS I-1 (G>A)

47

7.94

6.25

9.15

8.37

6.82

 IVS I-110 (G>A) / IVS II-745 (C>G)

27

4.56

4.17

4.58

4.38

6.82

 IVS I-110 (G>A) / CD 39 (CAG>TAG)

21

3.55

5.88

4.38

2.27

 IVS I-110 (G>A) / Hb S

13

2.20

0.69

3.27

2.39

2.27

 IVS I-6 (T>C) / IVS I-6 (T>C)

12

2.03

2.08

1.31

2.79

 IVS I-110 (G>A) / -87 (C>G)

9

1.52

2.08

3.27

0.40

 IVS I-1 (G>A) / IVS II-745 (C>G)

6

1.01

2.08

1.20

 CAP + 33 (C>G) / CD 39 (CAG>TAG)

4

0.68

1.59

 IVS I-110 (G>A) / IVS II-1 (G>A)

4

0.68

1.31

0.80

 IVS I-6 (T>C) / IVS II-745 (C>G)

4

0.68

0.69

1.20

 IVS I-1 (G>A) / IVS I-6 (T>C)

3

0.51

0.69

0.80

 Hb S/Hb S

2

0.34

0.80

 IVS I-110 G>A / CAP + 33 (C>G)

2

0.34

0.80

 IVS I-6 (T>C) / Hb S

2

0.34

0.65

0.40

 -87 C>G / CD 39 (CAG>TAG)

1

0.17

0.40

 CD 44 -C / IVS I-1 G>A

1

0.17

0.65

 IVS I-1 G>A / -87 C>G

1

0.17

0.69

 IVS I-1 G>A / CD 44 –C

1

0.17

0.65

 IVS I-1 G>A / IVS I-1 G>A

1

0.17

0.69

 IVS I-110 G>A / -86 C>G

1

0.17

0.40

 IVS I-110 G>A / CD 5 -CT

1

0.17

0.69

 IVS I-6 (T>C) / -87 C>G

1

0.17

0.40

 IVS I-6 (T>C) / CD 39 (CAG>TAG)

1

0.17

0.69

 IVS II-745 C>G / CD 39 (CAG>TAG)

1

0.17

0.40

 IVS II-745 C>G / Hb S

1

0.17

0.40

 IVS II-745 C>G / IVS II-745 C>G

1

0.17

0.40