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the state of being homozygous for hemoglobin C, characterized by splenomegaly, mild to moderate hemolytic anemia, recurrent jaundice, and increased numbers of target cells and reticulocytes in the peripheral blood.Medical dictionary. 2011.
hemoglobin D disease — the state of being homozygous for hemoglobin D, characterized by mild hemolytic anemia with numerous target cells in the peripheral blood … Medical dictionary
hemoglobin E disease — the state of being homozygous for hemoglobin E; many patients are asymptomatic, but others have mild hemolytic anemia, usually without splenomegaly, and increased numbers of normochromic target cells in the peripheral blood … Medical dictionary
hemoglobin H disease — α thalassemia in individuals heterozygous for hemoglobin H, characterized by chronic hemolytic anemia associated with splenomegaly; red blood cell hypochromia, anisocytosis, and poikilocytosis are accompanied by inclusion bodies detectable… … Medical dictionary
hemoglobin SC disease — sickle cell–hemoglobin C d … Medical dictionary
hemoglobin SD disease — sickle cell–hemoglobin D d … Medical dictionary
Hemoglobin — Hemoglobin, human, adult (heterotetramer, (αβ)2) Structure of human hemoglobin. The protein s α and β subunits are in red and blue, and the iron containing heme groups in green. Fro … Wikipedia
hemoglobin C — n an abnormal hemoglobin that differs from hemoglobin A in having a lysine residue substituted for the glutamic acid residue at position 6 in two of the four polypeptide chains making up the hemoglobin molecule * * * a common abnormal hemoglobin… … Medical dictionary
sickle cell–hemoglobin C disease — a genetically determined anemia in which the erythrocytes contain both hemoglobin S and hemoglobin C; symptoms are similar to but less severe than those of sickle cell anemia and may include abdominal and skeletal pain, splenomegaly, splenic… … Medical dictionary
sickle cell–hemoglobin D disease — a genetically determined anemia in which the erythrocytes contain both hemoglobin S and hemoglobin D, with symptoms like those of mild sickle cell anemia. Called also hemoglobin SD d … Medical dictionary
hemoglobin H — a rapidly migrating abnormal hemoglobin composed of four β chains, having a high oxygen affinity, found mainly in Southeast Asians, natives of the Mediterranean region, and a few other ethnic groups. Infants may be born with a mixture of… … Medical dictionary
