Asymptomatic association of hemoglobin Dunn (alpha 6[A4]Asp----Asn) and hemoglobin O-Arab (beta 121[GH4]Glu----Lys) in a Moroccan man

Am J Hematol. 1988 Apr;27(4):253-6. doi: 10.1002/ajh.2830270405.

Abstract

We report on the association of Hb Dunn (alpha 6[A4]Asp----Asn) and Hb O-Arab (beta 121 [GH4]Glu----Lys) in a healthy Moroccan man. Hb Dunn had the same electrophoretic properties as Hb G-Philadelphia, but its percentage was lower. Its identification was based on sequence determination of the alpha T1 peptide. Bgl II and Eco RI mapping showed the presence of four alpha-genes. Hb O-Arab was easily recognized through its electrophoretic properties and was confirmed by the suppression of the Eco RI site located in exon 3 of the beta-gene. The percentages of the various hemoglobins showed that the doubly mutated hemoglobin Dunn/O-Arab has a normal stability and suggested that the Dunn mutation is carried by the alpha 1-gene. In cord blood [propositus's son], the output of the alpha Dunn gene was found equivalent to that existing in the adult.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Hemoglobins, Abnormal / genetics*
  • Hemoglobins, Abnormal / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Isoelectric Focusing
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Morocco
  • Peptide Fragments / isolation & purification
  • Trypsin

Substances

  • Hemoglobins, Abnormal
  • Peptide Fragments
  • hemoglobin Dunn
  • hemoglobin Arab
  • Trypsin