@article{3114923, title = "Observation of a rare hemoglobin variant [Hb Lulu Island,beta 107(G9)Gly -> Asp, GGC -> GAC]CO-inherited with a beta(+)-thalassemia mutation [IVS-I-110 (G -> A)] or in the heterozygous state in a Greek-Albanian Family", author = "Papassotiriou, Ioannis and Stamoulakatou, Alexandra and Wajcman, Henri and and Kister, Jean and Dimisianos, Gerasimos and Lazaropoulou, Christina and and Kanavaki, Ino and Vavourakis, Efstathios and Kattamis, Antonios and and Kanavakis, Emmanuel and Traeger-Synodinos, Joanne", journal = "Hemoglobin: Interrnational Journal for Hemoglobin Research", year = "2006", volume = "30", number = "4", pages = "409-418", publisher = "TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD LONDON", issn = "0363-0269", doi = "10.1080/03630260600867842", keywords = "unstable hemoglobins (Hbs); thalassemia (thal); erythropoiesis", abstract = "We report clinical, hematological, biochemical, functional and molecular studies carried out on two first cousins from a Greek-Albanian family who have clinical and hematological findings consistent with the diagnosis of thalassemia intermedia. DNA studies determined that they had co-inherited a common Mediterranean beta-thalassemia (thal) mutation, IVS-I-110 (G -> A), in trans to a beta-globin gene mutation at codon 107 (GGC -> GAC), predicted to give rise to a rare unstable beta chain variant Hb Lulu Island or beta 107(G9) Gly -> Asp." }