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Results 1 - 10 of 14 for hemoglobin
  1. Sickle cell disease 
    ... disease is a group of disorders that affects hemoglobin, the molecule in red blood cells that delivers ... the body. People with this disease have atypical hemoglobin molecules called hemoglobin S, which can distort red ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/sickle-cell-disease - Genetics
  2. Alpha thalassemia 
    ... a blood disorder that reduces the production of hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the protein in red blood cells that ... alpha thalassemia, a reduction in the amount of hemoglobin prevents enough oxygen from reaching the body's ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/alpha-thalassemia - Genetics
  3. Beta thalassemia 
    ... a blood disorder that reduces the production of hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the iron-containing protein in red blood ... In people with beta thalassemia, low levels of hemoglobin reduce oxygen levels in the body. Affected individuals ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/beta-thalassemia - Genetics
  4. Methemoglobinemia, beta-globin type 
    ... blood cells. Specifically, it alters a molecule called hemoglobin within these cells. Hemoglobin within red blood cells attaches (binds) to oxygen ... in tissues throughout the body. Instead of normal hemoglobin, people with methemoglobinemia, beta-globin type have an ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../methemoglobinemia-beta-globin-type - Genetics
  5. X-linked sideroblastic anemia 
    ... developing red blood cells (erythroblasts) from making enough hemoglobin, which is the protein that carries oxygen in ... appear pale (hypochromic) because of the shortage of hemoglobin. This disorder also leads to an abnormal accumulation ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/x-linked-sideroblastic-anemia - Genetics
  6. Autosomal recessive congenital methemoglobinemia 
    ... it alters a molecule within these cells called hemoglobin. Hemoglobin carries oxygen to cells and tissues throughout the ... autosomal recessive congenital methemoglobinemia, some of the normal hemoglobin is replaced by an abnormal form called methemoglobin, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...al-recessive-congenital-methemoglobinemia - Genetics
  7. X-linked sideroblastic anemia and ataxia 
    ... blood cells called erythroblasts do not make enough hemoglobin, which is the protein that carries oxygen in ... appear pale (hypochromic) because of the shortage of hemoglobin. This disorder also leads to an abnormal accumulation ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../x-linked-sideroblastic-anemia-and-ataxia - Genetics
  8. Dyserythropoietic anemia and thrombocytopenia 
    ... is a condition that reduces the production of hemoglobin, which is the iron-containing protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. A decrease in hemoglobin can lead to a shortage of oxygen in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...rythropoietic-anemia-and-thrombocytopenia - Genetics
  9. Alpha thalassemia X-linked intellectual disability syndrome 
    ... alpha thalassemia. This disorder reduces the production of hemoglobin, which is the protein in red blood cells ... the body. A reduction in the amount of hemoglobin prevents enough oxygen from reaching the body's ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...x-linked-intellectual-disability-syndrome - Genetics
  10. Iron-refractory iron deficiency anemia 
    ... the bloodstream. Iron is an essential component of hemoglobin, which is the molecule in red blood cells ... enough iron is available in the bloodstream, less hemoglobin is produced, causing red blood cells to be ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../iron-refractory-iron-deficiency-anemia - Genetics
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