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Results 1 - 10 of 14 for HEMOGLOBIN S
  1. Sickle cell disease 
    ... with this disease have atypical hemoglobin molecules called hemoglobin S, which can distort red blood cells into a ... an abnormal version of beta-globin known as hemoglobin S (HbS). Other variants in the HBB gene lead ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/sickle-cell-disease - Genetics
  2. Alpha thalassemia 
    ... 2; HBA2 ALPHA-THALASSEMIA PubMed Chui DH, Fucharoen S, Chan V. Hemoglobin H disease: not necessarily a benign disorder. Blood. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/alpha-thalassemia - Genetics
  3. X-linked sideroblastic anemia 
    ... This buildup of excess iron damages the body's organs. Low hemoglobin levels and the resulting accumulation of iron in the body's organs lead to the characteristic features of X- ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/x-linked-sideroblastic-anemia - Genetics
  4. Alpha thalassemia X-linked intellectual disability syndrome 
    ... the body. A reduction in the amount of hemoglobin prevents enough oxygen from reaching the body's tissues. Rarely, affected individuals also have a shortage ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...x-linked-intellectual-disability-syndrome - Genetics
  5. Methemoglobinemia, beta-globin type 
    ... unable to efficiently deliver oxygen to the body's tissues. In methemoglobinemia, beta-globin type, the abnormal hemoglobin gives the blood a brown color. It also ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../methemoglobinemia-beta-globin-type - Genetics
  6. Autosomal recessive congenital methemoglobinemia 
    ... autosomal recessive congenital methemoglobinemia, some of the normal hemoglobin is replaced by an abnormal form called methemoglobin, which is unable to deliver oxygen to the body's tissues. As a result, tissues in the body ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...al-recessive-congenital-methemoglobinemia - Genetics
  7. Iron-refractory iron deficiency anemia 
    ... enough iron is available in the bloodstream, less hemoglobin is produced, causing red blood cells to be abnormally small and pale. The abnormal cells cannot carry oxygen effectively to the body's cells and tissues, which leads to fatigue, weakness, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../iron-refractory-iron-deficiency-anemia - Genetics
  8. Porphyria 
    ... a vital molecule for all of the body's organs, although it is most abundant in the blood, bone marrow, and liver. Heme is a component of several iron-containing proteins called hemoproteins, including hemoglobin (the protein that carries oxygen in the blood). ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/porphyria -
  9. 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
  10. 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
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