Hemoglobin H disease

Hemoglobin H disease
Other namesα-thalassemia intermedia
SpecialtyHematology

Hemoglobin H disease, also called α-thalassemia intermedia, is a disease affecting hemoglobin, the oxygen carrying molecule within red blood cells. It is a form of α-thalassemia which most commonly occurs due to deletion of 3 out of 4 of the α-globin genes.

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