title: The mutation associated with Hb Peterborough [beta111(G13)Val-->Phe] originated from Southern Italy.
abstract: Hb Peterborough [beta111(G13)Val-->Phe], an unstable hemoglobin variant with low oxygen affinity, was first described in two patients of Italian origin. This paper reports the first observation of this variant in Campania, Southern Italy, in two unrelated patients suffering from mild anemia. The variant was separated from Hb A by cation exchange chromatography on a high performance liquid chromatographic system with an automated procedure that might be useful for diagnostic purposes. The amino acid replacement, Val-Phe at [beta111, was assessed by tandem electrospray mass spectrometry analysis, and the corresponding DNA mutation was established as G-->T at the first position of codon 111 (GTC-TTC) by polymerase chain reaction amplification techniques. A family study showed that the two original carriers of Hb Peterborough were members of the same family as the proband examined in this study. This finding, and the presence of a second unrelated family carrying Hb Peterborough in Campania, strongly suggests that the DNA mutation associated with this variant originated in Southern Italy.
authors.affiliation: Centro Internazionale Servizi di Spettrometria di Massa, CNR-Università di Napoli Federico II, Italia.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Carbone
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Salzano
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pagnini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Papa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Libertino
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pagano
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Rosa
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pucci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D019943:Amino Acid Substitution; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D004586:Electrophoresis; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006239:Haplotypes; D006403:Hematologic Tests; D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D010375:Pedigree; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
chemical_list: D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal; C111398:hemoglobin Peterborough