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Thalassemia: An inherited defect in the ability to produce hemoglobin, usually seen in persons of Mediterranean background.
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Inherited defect in ability to produce hemoglobin?
Thalassemia
A type of inherited anemia marked by a defective type of hemoglobin in people of Mediterranean background?
Thalassemia
What are inherited hemolytic anemias caused by?
Inherited hemolytic anemias are caused by inborn defects in components of the red blood cells--the cell membrane, the enzymes, or the hemoglobin
What is thalesemia?
An inherited disorder that interferes with the normal production of hemoglobin
What disorders are characterized by smaller than normal cells resulting from failure to produce hemoglobin?
iron deficiency anemia, thalassemia (an inherited disease in which globin chain production is deficient), and anemias associated with chronic infection or disease.
Which of these disorders is the inability to conceive or produce a child?
Infertility
How do damaged red blood cells affect the animal?
there is an inability for Oxygen to properly bond to the Hemoglobin molecules in the damaged cell
What does the inability to produce insulin cause?
The inability to produce insulin is the cause of type I diabetes mellitus. Not being able to use insulin effectively causes Type II diabetes mellitus.
What causes the inability to produce insulin?
The inability to produce insulin is the cause of type I Diabetes mellitus. Not being able to use insulin effectively causes Type II diabetes mellitus.
The inability of the pancreas to produce insulin would result in?
Diabetes mellitus
What is the purpose of fetal hemoglobin test?
Fetal hemoglobin (Hemoglobin F), Alkali-resistant hemoglobin, HBF (or Hb F), is the major hemoglobin component in the bloodstream of the fetus. After birth, it decreases rapidly until only traces are found in normal.
What are hemoglobinopathies?
There are two categories of hemoglobinopathy. In the first category, abnormal globin chains give rise to abnormal hemoglobin molecules. In the second category, normal hemoglobin chains are produced but in abnormal amounts.
