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Cellulose acetate electrophoresis of mouse hemoglobins modified with the disulfide reagent cystamine permits rapid, unequivocal discrimination of all combinations of the codominant mouse hemoglobin “single” (Hbb s) and “diffuse” (Hbb d and Hbb p) alleles. The single, diffuse major, diffuse d-minor, and diffuse p-minor adult hemoglobins are all resolved by this method, which depends on the presence of a cysteine in the β chains of “diffuse” mice which is not found in the β chain of “single” mice.
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This work was supported by research grants ACS-VC58 and NIH CA-01074. The Jackson Laboratory is fully accredited by the American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care.
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Whitney, J.B. Simplified typing of mouse hemoglobin (Hbb) phenotypes using cystamine. Biochem Genet 16, 667–672 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00484723
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