Haemoglobin M Boston in an Iranian family.
Haemoglobin MBoston is described in a 19 year old Iranian male, his father and three out of his five brothers and sisters which were cyanotic from the birth. The presence of haemoglobin M was established after starch-gel electrophoresis of the ferricyanide treated haemolysate at pH 7.1 and by spectroscopic examination of the purified abnormal haemoglobin at pH 6.5.
D000328:Adult; D003490:Cyanosis / Q000209:etiology; D004592:Electrophoresis, Starch Gel; D006449:Hemoglobin M; D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D008708:Methemoglobinemia / Q000235:genetics*
D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal; D006449:Hemoglobin M