hemoglobin F
biochemistry
Also known as: Hb F
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blood disease and hemoglobin
- In blood disease: Thalassemia and hemoglobinopathies
A different hemoglobin (Hb F) is present in fetal life and possesses a pair of the same α-chains as does Hb A, but the second set contains gamma- (γ-) chains. In normal hemoglobin the order in which the amino acids follow one another in the polypeptide chain is…
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