Two unstable β chain variants associated with β-thalassemia: Hb Miami [β116(g18)his-→pro], and Hb Hershey [β70(E14)ala→gly], and a second unstable Hb variant at β70: Hb abington [β70(E14) ala→pro]

Hemoglobin

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 241-248

  Hoyer, James D ^a   Baxter, Jason K ^b   Moran, Anna M ^c   Kubic, Kathleen S ^a   Ehmann, W Christopher ^c  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Thalassemia (thal); Hemolytic anemia; Unstable hemoglobin (Hb)

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN BETA CHAIN; HEMOGLOBIN VARIANT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; OXYGEN AFFINITY;

ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GLOBINS; HEMOGLOBINS, ABNORMAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION, MISSENSE; OXYGEN; PHENOTYPE; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 28844493525     PISSN: 03630269     EISSN: 1532432X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630260500307626     Document Type: Article

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