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Preferred Name

Hemoglobin E Disease

Synonyms

Hemoglobin E Disease

Definitions

A condition characterized by the presence of a variant of normal hemoglobin (hemoglobin E), which is caused by mutation(s) in the gene encoding the beta subunit of the hemoglobin molecule.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C35287

ALT_DEFINITION

An autosomal recessive disorder resulting from the production of hemoglobin E, secondary to an amino acid substitution of lysine for glutamic acid in the twenty-sixth position of the beta chain (E26K), and characterized by mild hemolytic anemia and possible splenomegaly.

code

C35287

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90259

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C132009

Contributing_Source

NICHD

DEFINITION

A condition characterized by the presence of a variant of normal hemoglobin (hemoglobin E), which is caused by mutation(s) in the gene encoding the beta subunit of the hemoglobin molecule.

FULL_SYN

Hemoglobin E Disease

label

Hemoglobin E Disease

Legacy Concept Name

Hemoglobin_E_Disease

Preferred_Name

Hemoglobin E Disease

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C35287

Semantic_Type

Disease or Syndrome

UMLS_CUI

C0238159

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C3092

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