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A new (G)γ-globin variant causing low oxygen affinity: Hb F-Brugine/Feldkirch [(G)γ105(G7)Leu→His; HBG2: c.317T>A]
Elisabeth Saller1, Elisabeth Kohne, Fabrizio Dutly
1Institute for Medical & Molecular Diagnostics Ltd. , Zürich , Switzerland .
Abstract:
In two unrelated families, several newborns developed cyanosis within the first days of life. For all of them, consecutive arterial blood gas analyses showed a right shift of the saturation curve, suggesting the presence of a hemoglobin (Hb) variant. A new (G)γ-globin variant was detected, namely (G)γ105(G7)Leu → His; HBG2: c.317T > A, that we named Hb F-Brugine/Feldkirch after the place of origin of the two families. This T to A conversion results in a leucine to histidine amino acid change at codon 105 of the (G)γ-globin gene and caused a Hb variant with lowered oxygen affinity. The γ to β switch proceeded normally.
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