fetal haemoglobin

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fetal haemoglobin

The form of HAEMOGLOBIN normally present in the red blood cells of the fetus. The haemoglobin alpha chains are identical to those of the adult, but the gamma chains are slightly different.

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0 RBC = red blood cell; Hb = haemoglobin; MCV = mean corpuscular volume; MCHC; mean haemoglobin concentration; WBC = white cell count; HbF = fetal haemoglobin.

The burden of sickle cell disease in Cape Town

This teenager has sickle cell anaemia (SS) or sickle cell Haemoglobin C disease (SC), or sickle cell beta-Thalassaemia (SbetaThal), or sickle cell Hereditary Persistence of Fetal Haemoglobin (SFhereditary).

The Teenager with Sickle Cell Disease: Professor F.I.D Konotey-Ahulu, (the Dr Kwegyir Aggrey Distinguished Professor in Human Genetics, University of Cape Coast, Ghana), continues his series on sickle cell disease. (Medical Themes)

Determinants of fetal haemoglobin in newborn infants.

The Relation Between Newborn Hemoglobin F Fractions and Risk Factors for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome