Abstract
During a survey of blood samples from newborn babies, a new fetal hemoglobin variant was observed which had a substitution of the normally occurring glutaminyl residue at position gamma 5 (A2) for a glycyl residue. The abnormal gamma chain had an isoleucyl residue at position 75 and a glycyl residue at position 136.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Amino Acids / analysis
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Fetal Blood / analysis
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Fetal Hemoglobin*
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Glutamates*
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Glutamic Acid
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Glycine*
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Hemoglobins, Abnormal*
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Isoleucine*
Substances
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Amino Acids
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Glutamates
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Hemoglobins, Abnormal
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Isoleucine
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Glutamic Acid
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hemoglobin F Meinohama
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Fetal Hemoglobin
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Glycine