Standardization of a simple method for the estimation of haemoglobin A2. 1978

L Vettore, and M C De Matteis, and C Corvi, and M Zandegiacomo

An improved method for the estimation of haemoglobin A2, at the same time precise, simple and cheap, is proposed. Haemoglobin A is separated from haemoglobin A2 by electrophoresis on Cellogel in discontinuous buffer at alkaline pH. The strips of cellulose acetate containing the haemoglobin fractions are completely dissolved in 80% acetic acid. The percentage of haemoglobin A2 present in each sample is calculated from the values for the spectrophotometric absorbance at 396 nm. The average percentage of haemoglobin A2 (+/- standard deviation) determined by this method was 2.31 +/- 0.37 in 51 normal subjects, and 4.64 +/- 0.53 in 29 subjects with heterozygous beta-thalassaemia.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D004588 Electrophoresis, Cellulose Acetate Electrophoresis in which cellulose acetate is the diffusion medium. Cellulose Acetate Electrophoreses,Cellulose Acetate Electrophoresis,Electrophoreses, Cellulose Acetate
D006455 Hemoglobins, Abnormal Hemoglobins characterized by structural alterations within the molecule. The alteration can be either absence, addition or substitution of one or more amino acids in the globin part of the molecule at selected positions in the polypeptide chains. Abnormal Hemoglobins
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013789 Thalassemia A group of hereditary hemolytic anemias in which there is decreased synthesis of one or more hemoglobin polypeptide chains. There are several genetic types with clinical pictures ranging from barely detectable hematologic abnormality to severe and fatal anemia. Thalassemias

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