Hb F-Hull Agamma121(GH4)Glu->Lys
         
ELECTROPHORESIS Hb FX moves slower than Hb C
IEF The same
CHROMATOGRAPHY Hb FX elutes first from a DEAE-cellulose column
CHAIN SEPARATION AgammaX = 11.5%; Ggamma = 72.5%; Agamma = 16%
STRUCTURE STUDIES Tryptic digestion of AE-gammaX chain; separation of peptides by fingerprinting; cation exchange HPLC; amino acid analysis
DNA ANALYSES A GAA->AAA mutation at codon 121
NOTES Found in babies of English descent; quantity in heterozygotes 7-9% of total Hb F
       
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3. Nakatsuji, T., Burnley, M.S., and Huisman, T.H.J.: Blood, 66:803, 1985.


This material is from the book A Syllabus of Human Hemoglobin Variants (1996) by Titus H.J. Huisman, Marianne F.H. Carver, and Georgi D. Efremov, published by The Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation in Augusta, GA, USA. Copyright © 1996 by Titus H.J. Huisman. All rights reserved. Neither this work nor any part may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, microfilming and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission.