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Hemoglobin
international journal for hemoglobin research
Volume 28, 2004 - Issue 4
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Hb Johnstown [β109(G11)Val→Leu]: a High Oxygen Affinity Variant Associated with β0‐Thalassemia

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Pages 335-338 | Received 08 May 2004, Accepted 01 Jun 2004, Published online: 24 Aug 2009
 

Abstract

Hb Johnstown [β109(G11)Val→Leu], a high oxygen affinity hemoglobin (Hb) variant associated with β0‐thalassemia (thal) [IVS‐I‐1 (G→A)], was identified in an 8‐year‐old girl referred to our laboratory because of erythrocytosis and a left‐shifted oxygen dissociation curve (ODC). The phylogenetic tree showed that the mother was heterozygous for the Hb variant and the father was a β0‐thal carrier. This Hb variant, with normal electrophoresis, was characterized at the DNA level by β gene sequencing. The amino acid substitution potentially disrupts α1β1 contacts in the deoxyHb conformation, thus shifting the equilibrium towards the high affinity oxyHb conformation. The erythrocytosis and low values for actual P50 due to Hb Johnstown were more marked due to the co‐inheritance of the β0‐thal.

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