What is G6PD deficiency? G6PD deficiency is an inherited hemolytic anemia due to a red cell enzyme defect. For the RBC to be fully functional as an oxygen carrier, there are 3 important factors involved: the condition of the red blood cell membrane, the metabolic...
What is sickle cell anemia? Sickle cell anemia is a hereditary chronic hemolytic anemia caused by the production of Hb S as a result of a mutation in codon 6 of the beta globin gene. This mutation causes the hemoglobin to sickle when the red cell is...
What is beta thalassemia? Beta thalassemia is a genetic blood disorder that reduces the production of hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout the body. Thalassemia is defined as the quantitative reduction of globin chains production...
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