The isolation and identification of haemoglobin Lephore Boston (Washington) in an Australian family.
Haemoglobin Lepore is a haemoglobin variant associated with a thalassaemia-like disorder. It has been only rarely detected in Anglo-Saxons and its occurrrence in an Australian family of British and stock is reported for the first time. The appearances of the blood film resemble those seen in various hypochromic anaemias, inclusing thalassaemia traits, and on this account it is of clinical importance to recognize it in order to avoid unnecessary investigation and treatment. The chemical structure of nine examples of haemoglobin Lepore has been confirmed by peptide mapping and amino acid analysis, and the genetic mechanisms postulated for the production of haemoglobin Lepore are discussed.
Amino Acids↗