1. Hb J-CAPE TOWN [α92(FG4)Arg→Gln (α1), CGG→CAG] in Southern Italy Found in a Patient with Erythrocytosis
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Angela Flagiello, Luciano Prossomariti, Massimiliano Ammirabile, Filiberto Pollio, Cristina Passarello, Roberta Tedesco, Antonino Giambona, Piero Pucci, Leonilde Pagano, Pagano, L, Flagiello, A, Tedesco, R, Ammirabile, M, Pollio, F, Prossomariti, L, Giambona, A, Passarello, C, and Pucci, Pietro
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Adult ,Male ,Glutamine ,Clinical Biochemistry ,Polycythemia ,Biology ,Arginine ,Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide ,Oxygen affinity ,DNA sequencing ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Polycythemia vera ,Genetic variation ,medicine ,Humans ,Gene ,Genetics (clinical) ,DNA Primers ,Hemoglobin J ,Genetics ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,Biochemistry (medical) ,Genetic Variation ,DNA ,Hematology ,medicine.disease ,Peptide Fragments ,Bone marrow examination ,Amino Acid Substitution ,Italy ,chemistry ,Female ,Hemoglobin - Abstract
A high oxygen affinity hemoglobin (Hb) variant, Hb J-Cape Town [alpha92(FG4)Arg-->Gln (alpha1), CGG-->CAG] was identified in a 30-year-old woman patient from Cosenza (Southern Italy) who had previously been diagnosed with juvenile polycythemia in other hospitals. The occurrence of the variant Hb was assessed by both cation exchange chromatography and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) analyses. A detailed structural and functional characterization of the variant was performed at both the protein and DNA level. Structural investigation of the Hb variant by mass spectrometric methodologies and peptide sequencing identified the amino acid replacement as Arg-->Gln at alpha92. The corresponding DNA mutation CGGCAG was assigned to codon 92 of the alpha1 gene by DNA sequencing. These findings highlight the importance of investigating the hypothesis of a high affinity variant in the presence of a polycythemia so as to avoid unnecessary bone marrow examination or radioactive treatment. This report represents the first observation of the Hb J-Cape Town variant in Italy.
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- 2007
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