title: Historical note: the beta-thalassemia allele in the noble Russian family Lermontov is identified as the ATG-->ACG change in the initiation codon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912-2100, USA.
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Molchanova
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Postnikov Yu
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Huisman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000483:Alleles; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018387:Codon, Initiator / Q000235:genetics*; D005197:Famous Persons; D005260:Female; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009031:Moscow; D010375:Pedigree; D017354:Point Mutation; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000235:genetics* / Q000266:history*
chemical_list: D018387:Codon, Initiator