hemoglobin Kansas

he·mo·glo·bin Kan·sas

[MIM*141900.0145]
an abnormal Hb of molecular formula α2Aβ2102Asn→Thr; found in association with familial cyanosis due to decreased oxygen affinity of this Hb.

hemoglobin Kansas

an abnormal hemoglobin with threonine substituted for asparagine at position 102 of the beta chain, resulting in decreased oxygen affinity and cyanosis.
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Hemoglobin Kansas found in a patient with polycythemia.
A 14-year-old boy with chronic cyanosis, mild anemia, and limited physical resistance to stress
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