Hemoglobin 2013-01-01

Two new δ-globin gene variants: Hb A(2)-Saint-Etienne [δ14(A11)Leu→Pro (HBD: c.44T>C)] and Hb A(2)-Marseille [δ22(B4) Ala→Lys (HBD: c.67G>A;68C>A)].

Philippe Joly, Philippe Lacan, Caroline Garcia, Aurélie Desbrée, Nicole Couprie, Alain Francina

Index: Hemoglobin 37(1) , 80-4, (2013)

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Abstract

We report two new variants of the δ-globin gene: Hb A(2)-Saint-Etienne [δ14(A11)Leu→Pro] and Hb A(2)-Marseille [δ22(B4)Ala→Lys]. The first variant has a low rate of expression, the second results from a double nucleotide mutation on the same codon.