Hemoglobin C disease

Hemoglobin C Disease

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Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to the body. Hemoglobin is the molecule located in red blood cells that carries oxygen.

Hemoglobin C disease
Definition
Hemoglobin C disease is a blood disorder passed down through families. It leads to a type of anemia, which occurs when red blood cells break down earlier than normal.

Hemoglobin C disease
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Hemoglobin C disease is a blood disorder passed down through families. It leads to a type of anemia, which occurs when red blood cells break down earlier than normal.
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What is hemoglobin C disease?
Hemoglobin C disease occurs when a person inherits the hemoglobin C gene from each parent (Hb CC). The red cells contain only hemoglobin C and no normal hemoglobin A.

Hemoglobin C Disease
Most people carry hemoglobin A in their red blood cells. Those who carry hemoglobin C, considered an abnormal variation, may develop hemoglobin C disease.

sickle cell - hemoglobin C disease - having one copy of the gene which causes sickle cell anemia (HbS) and one copy of another altered hemoglobin gene (HbC); this blood disorder is similar to sickle cell anemia.

Sickle cell - hemoglobin C disease
The person has both HbS and HbC. This is often referred to as HbSC. Hemoglobin C causes red blood cells, called target cells, to develop.

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See also: Anemia, Symptom, Sickle Cell, Sickle cell anemia, Leukemia