HB D Los Angeles in a Brazilian family

Inherited disorders of hemoglobin, the most common monogenic disease, are now well understood at the molecular level, knowledge, which has led to considerable improvements in their control and management. The Brazilian population is multiethnic, and the correct characterization of the Hb D is important, mainly because the method available for detection of abnormal hemoglobins, present a migration in the same zone at alkaline pH, for Hb S, D, and G for example. In this paper we studied a family with an abnormal hemoglobin like S in alkaline electrophoresis, by appropriated methods including HPLC and molecular analysis, characterized as hemoglobin D Los Angeles.

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Main Authors: Leoneli,Guilherme G., Melo,Silma M.A., Zago,Marco A., Silva Jr.,Wilson A., Bonini-Domingos,Cláudia R.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia e Terapia Celular 2001
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842001000300004
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Summary:Inherited disorders of hemoglobin, the most common monogenic disease, are now well understood at the molecular level, knowledge, which has led to considerable improvements in their control and management. The Brazilian population is multiethnic, and the correct characterization of the Hb D is important, mainly because the method available for detection of abnormal hemoglobins, present a migration in the same zone at alkaline pH, for Hb S, D, and G for example. In this paper we studied a family with an abnormal hemoglobin like S in alkaline electrophoresis, by appropriated methods including HPLC and molecular analysis, characterized as hemoglobin D Los Angeles.