Article
Hemoglobin Riyadh--alpha2beta2 (120(GH3)Lys replaced by Asn). A new variant found in association with alpha-thalassemia and iron deficiency.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2000
El-Hazmi M A, Lehmann H
Abstract excerpt
On a field trip toSaudi Arabia (M.A.F.E.H.) in which the relationship between alpha-thalassemia and iron deficiency was studied, a fast moving hemoglobin variant was noted in a 30 year old Saudi Arabian woman. Analysis of the hemoglobin variant showed that the amino acid substitution was beta120...
Topics
- Adult
- Anemia, Hypochromic
- Asparagine
- Electrophoresis, Agar Gel
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Hemoglobins, Abnormal
- Humans
- Lysine
- Peptides
- Saudi Arabia
- Thalassemia