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Two new human hemoglobin variants caused by unusual mutational events: Hb Zaïre contains a five residue repetition within the alpha-chain and Hb Duino has two residues substituted in the beta-chain.
Human genetics - 1 Aug 1992
Wajcman H, Blouquit Y, Vasseur C, Le Querrec A, Laniece M, Melevendi C, Rasore A, Galacteros F
Abstract excerpt
With rare exceptions, the more than 600 human hemoglobin variants described are caused by a single point mutation. Other abnormal features, such as unequal crossing-over, frameshift mutagenesis or double mutations in the same polypeptide chain, have seldom been encountered. We report two new variants caused by such rare mutational events. Hb Zaïre [alpha 116(GH4)-His-Leu-Pro-Ala-Glu-117 (GH5)] is the second...
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