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Haemoglobin J Sardegna: α50 (CD 8) Histidine → Aspartic Acid

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A HAEMOGLOBIN variant has been observed in several members of a family in Cagliari on the island of Sardinia, Italy, which on electrophoresis at pH 8.9 moved in the position of haemoglobin J.

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  1. E. GALLO: On leave from the University Institute of Medical Pathology, Turin, Italy.

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  1. Paediatric Clinic, Cagliari University, Sardinia

    W. TANGHERONI & G. ZORCOLO

  2. MRC Abnormal Haemoglobin Research Unit, Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge,

    E. GALLO & H. LEHMANN

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TANGHERONI, W., ZORCOLO, G., GALLO, E. et al. Haemoglobin J Sardegna: α50 (CD 8) Histidine → Aspartic Acid. Nature 218, 470–471 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/218470a0

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