hemoglobin H

biochemistry

Also known as: Hb H

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In hemoglobinopathy
Hemoglobin H, found in many groups in the Old World (e.g., Chinese, Thai, Malayans, Greeks, Italians), has almost always been identified in combination with thalassemia; symptoms resemble those of thalassemia.
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In blood disease: Thalassemia and hemoglobinopathies
…tetramers to form β₄ (hemoglobin H) or γ₄ (hemoglobin Bart). These tetramers are ineffective in delivering oxygen and are unstable. Inheritance of deficiency of a pair of genes from both parents results in intrauterine fetal death or severe disease of the newborn.
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