Chemicals and Drugs

Sickle Hemoglobin

An abnormal hemoglobin resulting from the substitution of valine for glutamic acid at position 6 of the beta chain of the globin moiety. The heterozygous state results in sickle cell trait, the homozygous in sickle cell anemia.

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Abstract

An abnormal hemoglobin resulting from the substitution of valine for glutamic acid at position 6 of the beta chain of the globin moiety. The heterozygous state results in sickle cell trait, the homozygous in sickle cell anemia.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Hemoglobin S
  • Hemoglobin, Sickle
  • Deoxygenated Sickle Hemoglobin
  • Deoxyhemoglobin S
  • Hemoglobin SS
  • Hemoglobin, Deoxygenated Sickle
  • SS, Hemoglobin
  • Sickle Hemoglobin, Deoxygenated

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

/urine: coord IM with HEMOGLOBINURIA (IM); hemoglobin S disease = ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL

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History Note

77(75); was HEMOGLOBIN S 1973-74 (Prov)

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Previous Indexing

  • Hemoglobins, Abnormal (1966-1972)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sickle Hemoglobin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006451. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006451
  2. Sickle Hemoglobin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76876892