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Descriptions

A commonly occurring abnormal hemoglobin in which lysine replaces a glutamic acid residue at the sixth position of the beta chains. It results in reduced plasticity of erythrocytes. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Hemoglobin C (abbreviated as Hb C or HbC) is an abnormal hemoglobin with substitution of a glutamic acid residue for a lysine residue at the 6th position of the β-globin chain.

This mutated form reduces the normal plasticity of host erythrocytes causing a hemoglobinopathy. In those who are heterozygous for the mutation, about 28-44% of total hemoglobin (Hb) is HbC, and no anemia develops. In homozygotes, nearly all Hb is in the HbC form, resulting in mild hemolytic anemia.

Target cells, microspherocytes and HbC crystals are found in a blood smear from a homozygous patient. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Wikipedia

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Hemoglobin C
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Hgb C

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Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 血红蛋白 C
Synonyms: Hgb C
fr-CA French (Canada) Hémoglobine C
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Hemoglobiin C
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Hemoglobina C
it-IT Italian (Italy) Emoglobina C
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Hemoglobin C
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Гемоглобин С
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) hemoglobine C
fr-BE French (Belgium) Hémoglobine C
Synonyms: HbC
pl-PL Polish (Poland) Hemoglobina C