Hb Beograd [beta121(GH4)Glu-->Val, GAA-->GTA] in the Turkish population.
Hb Beograd [beta121(GH4)Glu-->Val, GAA-->GTA] is a rare variant first reported in Yugoslavia and then in Turkey, Australia and New Zealand. We report two further unrelated cases from Turkey. The importance of identifying Hb Beograd at the molecular level, especially in regions where Hb D-Los Angeles [beta121(GH4)Glu-->Gln, GAA-->CAA] is prevalent, is emphasized.
Atalay
Ayfer
A
Department of Biophysics, Medical Faculty, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey. eatalay@pau.edu.tr
Koyuncu
Hasan
H
Köseler
Aylin
A
Ozkan
Anzel
A
Atalay
Erol O
EO
D019943:Amino Acid Substitution / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017354:Point Mutation; D014421:Turkey; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics*
D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal; C043019:hemoglobin Beograd