Hemoglobin gavello - α2β2 47(CD6) asp → gly a new hemoglobin variant from polesine (Italy)

During a survey for abnormal hemoglobins in Polesine (a region north of the Po river, where betathalassemia is very frequent) a slow moving variant was noted in a 79-yr-old woman living in Gavello, a small town in the province of Rovigo. Structural studies demonstrated a previously undescribed amino acid substitution, 647 Asp à Gly. This new variant has been named Hb Gavello. © 1977 Informa UK Ltd All rights reserved: reproduction in whole or part not permitted