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Hemoglobin C Disease Definition
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  • Hemoglobin C Disease
A person with hemoglobin C disease has abnormal hemoglobin inside the red blood cells. Images

Hemoglobin is the molecule inside red blood cells that carries oxygen in the bloodstream. The presence of hemoglobin C causes the red blood cells to be deformed, and the spleen removes the deformed red blood cells from the bloodstream. This results in a lower number of red blood cells in the bloodstream, called anemia.

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Last Updated: Sep 5, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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