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  • Title: Hemoglobin Evanston: alpha 14(A12) Trp leads to Arg. A variant hemoglobin associated with alpha-thalassemia-2.
    Author: Moo-Penn WF, Baine RM, Jue DL, Johnson MH, McGuffey JE, Benson JM.
    Journal: Biochim Biophys Acta; 1983 Sep 14; 747(1-2):65-70. PubMed ID: 6882779.
    Abstract:
    Hb Evanston (alpha 14 Trp leads to Arg) was detected on cellulose acetate at pH 8.4 as a band with an electrophoretic mobility similar to that of Hb S. In addition, a band migrating cathodic to Hb A2 suggested the presence of a variant Hb A2 with a substitution in the alpha-chain, a fact that was later confirmed by structural analysis. An unusual feature of Hb Evanston is its low percentage; less than 10% occurs in the hemolysate. Studies indicate that the variant is not unstable, but there appears to be a defect in globin-chain synthesis. Gene mapping also shows that it is associated with the alpha-thalassemia-2 gene. The variant has high oxygen affinity with normal cooperativity and a normal Bohr effect. The combination of Hb Evanston with alpha-thalassemia-2 produced anemia in this black family.
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