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Also known as: hemoglobin E trait.
Hemoglobin is the protein in the blood that carries oxygen from the lungs throughout the body. Hemoglobin E trait affects the hemoglobin in the red blood cells but is a mild disorder. A person with Hemoglobin E trait carries a gene for hemoglobin E and one normal gene called hemoglobin A. A person with hemoglobin E trait may have no symptoms or very mild anemia.
Hemoglobin E is a genetic disorder that is passed along from parents to their children. For a child to have Hgb E trait, one gene is passed down from one parent only.
In most cases, hemoglobin E does not cause any symptoms. However, it can cause very mild anemia, with no symptoms.
Reviewed by: Athena Pefkarou, MD
This page was last updated on: July 05, 2022 02:09 PM
Hgb E disease is a mild disorder, and people who have it may have no symptoms or mild anemia.