genetic⚑ High burden in India
Hemoglobin D disease
Hemoglobin D (HbD) is a of hemoglobin, a complex that makes up red blood cells. Based on the locations of the original identification, it has been known by several names such as hemoglobin D-Los Angeles, hemoglobin D-Punjab, D-North Carolina, D-Portugal, D-Oak Ridge, and D-Chicago. Hemoglobin D-Los Angeles was the first type identified by Harvey Itano in 1951, and was subsequently discovered that hemoglobin D-Punjab is the most abundant type that is common in the Sikhs of Punjab and of Gujarat.
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·HbD/HbA ; HbD/HbD mild hemolytic ; HbD/HbS sickle cell anemia; HbD/Hb-thalassemia thalassemia
Causes — why it happens
- ·Point in gene
Treatment
- ·Not required
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