Article
Hb Bibba or alpha 2 136(H19)Leu-->Pro beta 2 in a Caucasian family from Alabama.
Hemoglobin - 1 Jan 2000
Prchal J T, Adler B, Wilson J B, Baysal E, Qin W B, Molchanova T P, Pobedimskaya D D, Kazanetz E G, Huisman T H
Abstract excerpt
Several members of a large Caucasian family who presented with a congenital Heinz body hemolytic anemia were found to be carriers of the unstable Hb Bibba or alpha 2 136(H19)Leu-->Pro beta 2. Identification by protein analysis was hampered by the instability of the variant which complicated its isolation from shipped blood samples. Moreover, the detection of the CTG-->CCG mutation at codon 136 of the alpha 2 gene...
Topics
- Alabama
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital
- Base Sequence
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Globins
- Heinz Bodies
- Hemoglobins, Abnormal
