"Hemoglobin E" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An abnormal hemoglobin that results from the substitution of lysine for glutamic acid at position 26 of the beta chain. It is most frequently observed in southeast Asian populations.
| Descriptor ID |
D006446
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.124.400.463.375 D12.776.422.316.762.426.375
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hemoglobin E" by people in Profiles.
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Effect of hydroxyurea on the transfusion requirements in patients with severe HbE-beta-thalassaemia: a genotypic and phenotypic study. J Clin Pathol. 2010 Feb; 63(2):147-50.