Hb D Features
Amino acid substitution:
Glutamic
acid by glycine
Disease:
Incidence:
Hemoglobin
scientific formula:
a2b 121 glu - gln
Hb
D-Los Angeles:
Hb
D-Punjab:
Trait:
a2bb 121 glu - gln
Hb
D-Los Angeles:
Most
common variant of Hb D in America (<2%
African-Americans)
Hb
D-Punjab:
Seen
in 3% of Northwest Indians