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Hemoglobin is the protein in the blood that carries oxygen from the lungs throughout the body. Hemoglobin B and E are abnormal forms of hemoglobin. Is a red blood cell disorder found on the newborn screening by presence of fetal hemoglobin (F), hemoglobin E and the absence of hemoglobin A (normal Hemoglobin). Thalassemia is a medical condition in which the body makes less hemoglobin than usual. It causes anemia. When someone has both abnormal hemoglobin and thalassemia, one possibility is that they have Hgb E/B 0 thalassemia.
Hemoglobin E or B and thalassemia are genetic disorders. A person can get the disease when one parent has the gene for hemoglobin E or B, and the other has the gene for thalassemia, and each parents passes their gene along to the child.
Possible symptoms of Hgb E/B + thalassemia include moderately severe anemia, jaundice, tiredness, weakness, pale skin, poor appetite, repeat infections, abdominal swelling (enlarged liver or spleen), and slow growth.
Reviewed by: Athena Pefkarou, MD
This page was last updated on: July 05, 2022 02:10 PM
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