Hb O-Arab Features
Amino acid substitution:
Glutamic acid by lysine
Disease:
Hemoglobin scientific formula:
Hb O-Arab:
Trait:
a
2
bb
121 glu - lys
a
2
b
121 glu - lys
Incidence:
0.4% of African-Americans
rare in : Kenya, Israel, Egypt, and Bulgaria