Diseases

Hemoglobinopathies

A group of inherited disorders characterized by structural alterations within the hemoglobin molecule.

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A group of inherited disorders characterized by structural alterations within the hemoglobin molecule.

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  • Hemoglobinopathy

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34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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do not confuse with HEMOGLOBINS, ABNORMAL (D12): use term in the text; coord IM with specific abnormal hemoglobin (IM) but HEMOGLOBIN C DISEASE; THALASSEMIA (hemoglobin H disease) & ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL (hemoglobin S disease) are available

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  1. C15.378w.420w
  2. C16w.320w.365w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hemoglobinopathies. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006453. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006453
  2. Hemoglobinopathies. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemoglobinopathy
  3. Hemoglobinopathies. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1642147