... Hb J- Meerut [120 (H 3) Ala ->Glu] found in a Japanese family. Hemoglobin. 1989; 13( 2): 169-175 5. Yalỗin A, Avci F, Beyhan C, Gỹrgey A, Ural AU. A case of Hb J- Meerut (or Hb J- Birmingham) [ ... words: Hb J- Meerut [ 120 (H 3) Ala->Glu ( 1)] , DNA analysis, Turkish male, slightly increased oxygen affinity 1. INTRODUCTION Hb J- Meerut results from a C ->A mutation (GCG->GAG) at codon ... reaction (PCR) products were then purified with the Prep-A Gene DNA purification Kit (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Hercules, CA, USA) and subjected to cycle sequencing with the BDT (Big Dye Terminator) method...