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Hb Gerland [alpha 55(E4)Val-->Ala]: a mutation found on the alpha1-globin gene.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2008
Moradkhani Kamran, Riou Jean, Francina Alain, Wajcman Henri, Prehu Claude
Abstract excerpt
The Hb Gerland [alpha 55(E4)Val-->Ala] mutation has been described in the alpha2-globin gene. We report here the same mutation in the paralogous alpha1-globin gene. This variant was found in a healthy 18-month-old boy of Chinese origin. Abnormal hemoglobin (Hb) fractions were visible on isoelectric focusing (IEF) and cation exchange high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), with elution patterns differing...
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