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A type of inherited anemia marked by a defective type of hemoglobin in people of Mediterranean background?
Thalassemia
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What is an Inherited inability to produce hemoglobin?
Thalassemia: An inherited defect in the ability to produce hemoglobin, usually seen in persons of Mediterranean background.
Why do many inherited conditions result from defective enzymes?
Inherited condition result from defective enzymes because enzymes are proteins and genes encode them.
Inherited defect in ability to produce hemoglobin?
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
Who gets sickle cell anemia?
Sickle cell anemia is an inherited blood disorder that primarily affects individuals of African, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and South Asian descent. It is caused by a mutation in the hemoglobin gene, leading to the production of abnormal hemoglobin molecules that can result in red blood cells taking on a characteristic sickle shape.
What is a type of anemia that is inherited by African American mediterranean and southeast Asian people?
Thalassemia
What is the inherited version of Olivopontocerebellar atrophy?
Hereditary OPCA, also called inherited OPCA and familial OPCA, is caused by inheritance of a defective gene, which is recognized in some forms but not in others.
Cystic fibrosis is an inherited genetic disorder caused by two copies of a defective recessive gene that causes?
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Why do people of Mediterranean and African decent have sickle cell anemia?
Sickle cell anemia is a inherited blood disorder. This means everyone who has sickle cell has inherited it from their parents. With this in mind it means there was a key ancestor in Africa or the Mediterranean who had the first sickle cell anemia and passed it on to their descendants.
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.
