A new hemoglobin variant, Hb Mito [β144(HC 1)Lys → Glu], with increased oxygen affinity

Abstract
A new abnormal hemoglobin, Hb Mito [β144(HC 1)Lys → Glu], with an amino acid substitution in the 2,3‐DPG pocket, was discovered in a Japanese female. This hemoglobin showed increased oxygen affinity, and decreased organic phosphate and Bohr effects, while the Hill constant n was normal.