title: Hb Lulu Island (alpha 2 beta 2 107[G9]Gly-->Asp)-beta zero- thalassemia (codon 15; TGG-->TAG), a form of thalassemia intermedia.
abstract: Hb Lulu Island [beta 107(G9)Gly-->Asp] was discovered in an East Indian female who carried a common beta zero-thalassemia allele, i.e., codon 15, TGG-->TAG (is a stop codon) in trans. Both abnormalities were detected through sequencing of the amplified beta-globin genes and were confirmed by hybridization with 32P-labeled probes. Hb Lulu Island is mildly unstable with a borderline decrease in oxygen affinity; its instability is less severe than that of Hb Burke or beta 107(G9)Gly-->Arg. The compound heterozygosity expresses as a thalassemia intermedia with moderate anemia, a variable need for blood transfusions, Heinz body formation, and a red cell morphology which is typical for such a condition. The level of HbA2 was greatly increased (6.5-7.0%) as was the delta chain level (12% of total non-alpha) probably because of the instability of Hb Lulu Island and the decreased ability of the beta x chain to form dimers with the normal alpha chain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Vancouver Hospital Health Sciences Centre, B.C., Canada.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Manson
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.lastname: Leonova JYe
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Huisman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001483:Base Sequence; D003062:Codon; D005260:Female; D005914:Globins / Q000235:genetics; D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal / Q000235:genetics*; D006579:Heterozygote; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D003062:Codon; D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal; D005914:Globins